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Minister is considering an application for:
 (a) a Partner (Migrant) (Class BC) visa; or
 (b) a Partner (Provisional) (Class UF) visa; or
 (c) a Partner (Residence) (Class BS) visa; or
 (d) a Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa;
the Minister must consider all of the circumstances of the relationship, including the matters set out in subregulation (3).
 (3) The matters for subregulation (2) are:
 (a) the financial aspects of the relationship, including:
 (i) any joint ownership of real estate or other major assets; and
 (ii) any joint liabilities; and
 (iii) the extent of any pooling of financial resources, especially in relation to major financial commitments; and
 (iv) whether one person in the relationship owes any legal obligation in respect of the other; and
 (v) the basis of any sharing of day‑to‑day household expenses; and
 (b) the nature of the household, including:
 (i) any joint responsibility for the care and support of children; and
 (ii) the living arrangements of the persons; and
 (iii) any sharing of the responsibility for housework; and
 (c) the social aspects of the relationship, including:
 (i) whether the persons represent themselves to other people as being in a de facto relationship with each other; and
 (ii) the opinion of the persons' friends and acquaintances about the nature of the relationship; and
 (iii) any basis on which the persons plan and undertake joint social activities; and
 (d) the nature of the persons' commitment to each other, including:
 (i) the duration of the relationship; and
 (ii) the length of time during which the persons have lived together; and
 (iii) the degree of companionship and emotional support that the persons draw from each other; and
 (iv) whether the persons see the relationship as a long‑term one.
 (4) If the Minister is considering an application for a visa of a class other than a class mentioned in subregulation (2), the Minister may consider any of the circumstances mentioned in subregulation (3).

1.11  Main business
 (1) For the purposes of these Regulations and subject to subregulation (2), a business is a main business in relation to an applicant for a visa if:
 (a) the applicant has, or has had, an ownership interest in the business; and
 (b) the applicant maintains, or has maintained, direct and continuous involvement in management of the business from day to day and in making decisions affecting the overall direction and performance of the business; and
 (c) the value of the applicant's ownership interest, or the total value of the ownership interests of the applicant and the applicant's spouse or de facto partner, in the business is or was:
 (i) if the business is operated by a publicly listed company—at least 10% of the total value of the business;