Section 14A — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: De facto relationships of short duration

14A De facto relationships of short duration (1) This section applies if a de facto relationship is a relationship of short duration (as defined in section 2E ). (2) If this section applies, an order cannot be made under this Act for the division of relationship property unless— (a) the Court is satisfied— (i) that there is a child of the de facto relationship; or (ii) that the applicant has made a substantial contribution to the de facto relationship; and (b) the Court is satisfied that failure to make the order would result in serious injustice. (3) If this section applies, and the Court is satisfied that the grounds specified in subsection (2) for making an order on an application under this Act are made out, the share of each de facto partner in the relationship property is to be determined in accordance with the contribution of each de facto partner to the de facto relationship. (4) Nothing in this section prevents a Court from making a declaration or an order under section 25(3) , even though the de facto partners have lived in a de facto relationship for less than 3 years. (5) This section is subject to sections 15 to 17A . Sections 11 to 18, and the headings before sections 11 and 15, were repealed, and a new Part 4 (comprising sections 11 to 18C) was inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 17 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions.