Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 11A

    In forming an opinion for the purposes of this Act whether 2 people are living together in a   de   facto   relationship, regard is to be had to all the circumstances of the relationship including, in particular, the following matters:

  (a)   the financial aspects of the relationship, including:

  (i)   any joint ownership of real estate or other major assets and any joint liabilities; and

  (ii)   any significant pooling of financial resources especially in relation to major financial commitments; and

  (iii)   any legal obligations owed by one person in respect of the other person; and

  (iv)   the basis of any sharing of day - to - day household expenses;

  (b)   the nature of the household, including:

  (i)   any joint responsibility for providing care or support of children; and

  (ii)   the living arrangements of the people; and

  (iii)   the basis on which responsibility for housework is distributed;

  (c)   the social aspects of the relationship, including:

  (i)   whether the people hold themselves out as being in a   de   facto   relationship with each other; and

  (ii)   the assessment of friends and regular associates of the people about the nature of their relationship; and

  (iii)   the basis on which the people make plans for, or engage in, joint social activities;

  (d)   any sexual relationship between the people;

  (e)   the nature of the people's commitment to each other, including:

  (i)   the length of the relationship; and

  (ii)   the nature of any companionship and emotional support that the people provide to each other; and

  (iii)   whether the people consider that the relationship is likely to continue indefinitely; and

  (iv)   whether the people see their relationship as a   de   facto   relationship.