Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00498:section:2c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00498
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2C
Character Range: 11920–12546

2C  Spouse of a deceased person
  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.