10Family relationship

10 Family relationship (1) A person is in a family relationship with another person if the person: (a) is the spouse or de facto partner of the other person; or

Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 17 (ab) is the spouse or de facto partner of the person's former spouse or de facto partner; or (b) is otherwise a relative of the other person. Examples of relatives for paragraph (b) Stepchild, parent, step-parent, grandparent, aunt, nephew, cousin, half-brother, mother-in-law or aunt-in-law. (2) A relative of a person includes someone who, according to Aboriginal tradition or contemporary social practice, is a relative of Note for section 10 Section 19A of the Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions of certain domestic relationships, including spouse, de facto partner and stepchild.