Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00264:section:8b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00264
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8B
Character Range: 76674–77572

8B  Spouse who survives a deceased person
 (1) In this section:
deceased person means a person who was, at the time of his or her death, an eligible employee or a retirement pensioner.
 (2) For the purposes of this Act, a person is a spouse who survives a deceased person if the person had a marital or couple relationship with the deceased person at the time of the death of the deceased person (the death).
 (3) In spite of subsection (2), a person is taken to be a spouse who survives a deceased person if:
 (a) the person had previously had a marital or couple relationship with the deceased person; and
 (b) the person 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
 (d) in CSC's opinion, the person was wholly or substantially dependent upon the deceased person at the time of the death.