Section 60 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Interpretation

60 Interpretation (1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, de facto partner and de facto relationship have the same meaning as in section 2 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 . (2) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, child of the de facto relationship ,— (a) means a child of both de facto partners; and (b) includes, in relation to any proceedings under this Part, a child (whether or not a child of either de facto partner) who was a member of the family of the de facto partners at the time when they ceased to live together or at the time immediately before the institution of the proceedings, whichever occurred first. (3) In this Part,— (a) a reference to a marriage or civil union includes a reference to a void marriage or civil union; and (b) a reference to the dissolution of a marriage or civil union includes a reference to an order declaring a marriage or civil union to be void ab initio . Compare: 1963 No 71 s 48; 1968 No 62 s 35(3) Paragraph (c) was repealed, as from 1 July 1992, by section 8 Family Proceedings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 144). See section 259 Child Support Act 1991 (1991 No 142) as to savings in respect of outstanding maintenance liabilities. Section 60 was substituted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 7 Family Proceedings Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 7). Subsection (3) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 44(1) Civil Union Act 2004 (2004 No 102) by inserting the words “ or civil union ” after the word “ marriage ” wherever it appears.