Victorian Current Acts

FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008 - SECT 10

    (1)     For the purposes of this Act, a relative of a person—

        (a)     means any of the following, whether of the whole blood or half-blood or by marriage, and whether or not the relationship depends on adoption of the person—

              (i)     the person's father, mother, grandfather or grandmother;

              (ii)     the person's son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter;

              (iii)     the person's brother or sister;

              (iv)     the person's uncle or aunt;

              (v)     the person's nephew or niece;

              (vi)     the person's cousin; and

        (b)         for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person—includes a person who, under Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander tradition or contemporary social practice, is the person's relative.

    (2)     For domestic partners, a "relative" includes a person who would be a relative if the domestic partners were married to each other.