Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts [Heading amended by No. 19 of 2010 s. 4
and 58(5).]
In this
Act —
relative , in relation to a deceased person, means
—
(a) a
person who immediately before the deceased’s death was —
(i)
the spouse of the deceased; or
(ii)
a de facto partner of the deceased who was living in a de
facto relationship with the deceased and had been living on that basis with
the deceased for at least 2 years immediately before the deceased died;
(b) any
person who was the parent, grandparent or step parent of the deceased;
(c) any
person who was a son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson or
stepdaughter of the deceased;
(d) any
person to whom the deceased person stood in loco parentis
immediately before the death of the deceased;
(e) any
person who stood in loco parentis to the deceased person immediately before
his death;
(f) any
person who was a brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister of the deceased
person; and
(g) any
person who was a former spouse or former de facto partner of the deceased
person whom the deceased was legally obliged, immediately before his or her
death, to make provision for with respect to financial matters.
[Schedule 2 inserted by No. 97 of 1985
s. 9; amended by No. 28 of 2003 s. 57; No. 19 of 2010
s. 58(6).]