Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A death benefits dependant , of a person who has died, is:
(a) the deceased person's * spouse or former spouse; or
(b) the deceased person's * child, aged less than 18; or
(c) any other person with whom the deceased person had an interdependency relationship under section 302 - 200 just before he or she died; or
(d) any other person who was a dependant of the deceased person just before he or she died.
(2) For the purposes of this Division, treat an individual who receives a * superannuation lump sum because of the death of another person as a death benefits dependant of the deceased person in relation to the lump sum if the deceased person * died in the line of duty (see subsection (3)) as:
(a) a member of the Defence Force; or
(b) a member of the Australian Federal Police or the police force of a State or Territory; or
(c) a protective service officer (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ).
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person died in the line of duty if the person died in the circumstances specified in the regulations.