11Intimate personal relationship

11 Intimate personal relationship (1) An intimate personal relationship exists between 2 persons if: (a) the persons are engaged to be married to each other, including being betrothed under cultural or religious tradition; or (b) the persons have an intimate relationship, whether or not the relationship is a sexual relationship; or (c) the persons engaged in a sexual act or sexual contact. Example for subsection (1)(b) The 2 persons are dating. (3) In deciding whether an intimate personal relationship exists under subsection (1)(b), the following may be taken into account: (a) the circumstances of the relationship, including, for example, the level of trust and commitment; (b) the length of time the relationship has existed; (c) the frequency of contact between the persons; (d) the level of intimacy between the persons. (4) An intimate personal relationship may exist whether the 2 persons are the same or the opposite sex.

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