1.1.P.85 Partner, partnered, partnered (partner in gaol)

Usage

These definitions apply to all payments.

Definition: partner

A partner in relation to a person who is a member of a couple (1.1.M.120), is the other member of the couple, whether legally married, in a registered relationship or in a de facto relationship.

This excludes former partners, whether legally married or otherwise, from whom they have separated.

Definition: partnered

A person is partnered if they are a member of a couple.

Definition: partnered (partner in gaol)

A person is partnered (partner in goal) if the person is a member of a couple and the person's partner is:

• in gaol, or
• undergoing psychiatric confinement because the partner has been charged with committing an offence.