Section 79 — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Date at which shares determined

79 Date at which shares determined (1) For the purposes of this Act, the share of a spouse or partner in the relationship property is to be determined as at the following date: (a) if the marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship ends while both spouses or partners are alive, the date on which the marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship ends: (b) if the marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship does not end while both spouses or partners are alive, the date of the death of the deceased spouse or partner. (2) This section is subject to Part 6 and section 87 . Sections 55 to 57 were repealed, and new Part 8 (comprising sections 55 to 95) and Part 9 (comprising sections 96 to 99) were inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 61 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(2) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partner ” for the words “ de facto partner ” in both places they appear. Subsection (1)(a) and (b) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(1) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partners ” for the words “ de facto partners ” . Subsection (1)(a) and (b) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(3) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by inserting the words “ , civil union, ” after the word “ marriage ” wherever it appears.