Despite section 36(5),
before making an order under section 205ZCA, 205ZE or 205ZG, or a declaration
under section 205ZA(1), a court must be satisfied —
(a) that
one or both of the de facto partners to whom the application relates were
resident in Western Australia on the day on which the application was made;
and
(b) that
—
(i)
both de facto partners have resided in Western Australia
for at least one third of the duration of their de facto relationship; or
(ii)
substantial contributions of the kind referred to in
section 205ZG(4)(a), (b) or (c) have been made in the State by the applicant.
[Section 205X inserted: No. 25 of 2002 s. 47;
amended: No. 28 of 2022 s. 10.]