6Meaning of generic terms in Education and Care Services National Law for the purposes of this jurisdiction

6 Meaning of generic terms in Education and Care Services National Law for the purposes of this jurisdiction

(1) In the Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria)—

S. 6(1) def. of child protection law amended by No. 13/2022 s. 6.

child protection law means the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 and the Family Violence Protection Act 2008;

court means the Magistrates' Court of Victoria;

de facto relationship means—

(a) a registered domestic relationship; or

(b) a relationship between 2 people who are not married to each other but who are living together as a couple on a genuine domestic basis (irrespective of gender);

local authority means a municipal council;

magistrate means a magistrate within the meaning of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989;

public authority means a body established for a public purpose by or under an Act;

superior court means the Supreme Court of Victoria;

this jurisdiction means Victoria.

(2) For the purposes of the definition of de facto relationship in subsection (1)—

(a) registered domestic relationship has the same meaning as in the Relationships Act 2008;

(b) in determining whether persons who are not in a registered domestic relationship are in a domestic relationship, all the circumstances of their relationship are to be taken into account, including any one or more of the matters referred to in section 35(2) of the Relationships Act 2008 as may be relevant in a particular case.