36.5.3 Extended meanings of spouse - S4(1), SRCA

A definition in S4(1) of the SRCA extends the meaning of 'spouse' to include:

  • a person of the opposite sex or the same sex who lives with the client on a bone fide domestic basis (a 'de-facto spouse'),
  • a person of the opposite sex or the same sex who is in a prescribed registered relationship with the client and who lives with the client, and
  • a person who is recognised as the client's spouse by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander custom.

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/incapacity-handbook/ch-36-minimum-payment-and-statutory-rates-s196-14/365-spouse-s191a/3653-extended-meanings-spouse-s41-srca