Family Violence Act 2018, ss 12–14
For violence to be “family” violence, the two people must be in a “family relationship”. That doesn’t mean you have to be living together.
Two people are in a family relationship if they are:
partners or spouses (husbands and wives)
family members
sharing a household, or
in a close personal relationship, which can include a caregiver relationship.
These types of relationships are explained in more detail below.