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Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007
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#### 6 Meaning of “relative”
6 Meaning of “relative”
> For the purposes of this Act, a person is a relative of another person (the other person)—
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> > (a) if the person is—
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> > > (i) a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father, step-mother, father-in-law or mother-in-law, or
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> > > (ii) a son, daughter, grandson, grand-daughter, step-son, step-daughter, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, or
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> > > (iii) a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother, step-sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, or
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> > > (iv) an uncle, aunt, uncle-in-law or aunt-in-law, or
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> > > (v) a nephew or niece, or
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> > > (vi) a cousin,
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> > of the other person, or
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> > (b) where the person has a de facto partner (the person’s partner)—if the other person is—
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> > > (i) a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father or step-mother, or
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> > > (ii) a son, daughter, grandson, grand-daughter, step-son or step-daughter, or
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> > > (iii) a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother or step-sister, or
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> > > (iv) an uncle or aunt, or
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> > > (v) a nephew or niece, or
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> > > (vi) a cousin,
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> > of the person’s partner.
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> **s 6:** Am 2010 No 19, Sch 3.30 \[3\].