Relationships Act 2003 (TAS)

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Relationships Act 2003

An Act to make provision with respect to certain relationships

[Royal Assent 17 September 2003]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Relationships Act 2003 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3InterpretationIn this Act – caring relationship – see section 5 ; child includes – (a) a child of which the partners are the natural parents; and (b) a child of a female whose male partner is treated as the father of the child under section 10C of the Status of Children Act 1974 ; and (c) a child adopted by the partners; court means – (a) the Supreme Court; or (b) the Magistrates Court; disposition includes a sale or gift; family relationship – see section 7 ; financial matters means matters relating to any one or more of the following: (a) the maintenance of either or both of the partners; (b) the income or property of either or both of the partners; (c) the financial resources of either or both of the partners; financial resources includes – (a) a prospective claim or entitlement in respect of a scheme, fund or arrangement under which superannuation, retirement or similar benefits are provided; and (b) property that under the provisions of a discretionary trust may become vested in or used or applied in or towards the purposes, or for the benefit, of either or both partners or of any third party at their direction; and (c) property, the alienation or disposition of which is wholly or partly under the control of either or both partners and which is lawfully capable of being used or applied by or on behalf of either or both partners in or towards their purposes or for their benefit or that of any third party at their direction; and (d) an indexed pension; and (e) any other valuable benefit; Magistrates Court means the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) established under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992; marriage means a marriage under the Marriage Act 1961 of the Commonwealth; order means an order under Part 5 ; partner means a person who is or has been in a personal relationship; periodic maintenance means maintenance paid or payable as a weekly, fortnightly, monthly, yearly or other periodic sum; personal relationship – see section 6 ; personal relationship agreement means an agreement or a variation of an agreement between two persons, whether or not there are other parties to the agreement – (a) that is made before, on or after the commencement of this Act – (i) in contemplation of their entering into a personal relationship; or (ii) during the existence of their personal relationship; and (b) that provides for financial matters, whether or not it provides for other matters; property includes –

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