RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation 1

5.67       The committee recommends that the definition of 'couple relationship' in the Bill be amended to read 'marital or de facto relationship', including all related definitions.

Recommendation 2

5.68    The committee recommends that the definition of 'child' in the Bill be amended to align it with the amended definition of 'child of a de facto relationship' proposed for the Family Law Act 1975 in the amendments circulated by the Government to the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 in response to a bipartisan recommendation of this committee on that bill.

Recommendation 3

5.69    Subject to the preceding recommendations, the committee recommends that the Senate pass the Bill.

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