Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GOVERNOR-GENERAL ACT 1974 - SECT 2C

                   For the purposes of this Act, a person is a spouse of a deceased person if:

                     (a)  the person had a marital or couple relationship with the deceased person at the time of the deceased person's death; or

                     (b)  the person:

                              (i)  had previously had a marital or couple relationship with the deceased person; and

                             (ii)  did not, at the time of the death, have a marital or couple relationship with the deceased person but was legally married to the deceased person; and

                            (iii)  in the Finance Secretary's opinion, was wholly or substantially dependent on the deceased person at the time of the death.