sec.596Definitions for ch 15

### sec.596 Definitions for ch 15 In this chapter— de facto spouse ... r 596 def de facto spouse om 2003 SL No. 54 s 3 sch estate means estate of a deceased person. grant see the Succession Act 1981 , section 5 . public trustee means the Public Trustee of Queensland. spouse , in relation to a deceased person and despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 32DA (6) , means a person who, at the time of the deceased’s death— was the deceased’s husband or wife; or had been the deceased’s de facto partner for a continuous period of at least 2 years ending on the deceased’s death. r 596 def spouse ins 2003 SL No. 54 s 3 sch amd 2007 SL No. 96 s 14 will includes codicil. - (a) was the deceased’s husband or wife; or - (b) had been the deceased’s de facto partner for a continuous period of at least 2 years ending on the deceased’s death.