Defacto relationships

​Reference received: 13 July 1981

Note: See also Relationships and the law (1999-2006)

​Report

Report 36: De Facto Relationships (PDF, 1.3 MB), June 1983

• An Outline of the Report (PDF, 63.9 KB) was also published.
• Tabled in parliament: 18 August 1983
• Legislative action: Crimes (Domestic Violence) Amendment Act 1983; De Facto Relationships Act 1984 (now the Property (Relationships) Act 1984; Adoption of Children (De Facto Relationships) Amendment Act 1984; Compensation to Relatives (De Facto Relationships) Amendment Act 1984; Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (De Facto Relationships) Amendment Act 1984; Mental Health (De Facto Relationships) Amendment Act 1984​; Wills, Probate and Administration (De Facto Relationships) Amendment Act 1984                   

​Issue paper

Issue Paper 1: De facto relationships, December 1981

• A Summary of the Issues Paper was also published

Terms of reference

To inquire into and review the law relating to family and domestic relationships, with particular reference to the rights and obligations of a person living with another person as the husband or wife de facto of that other person, and including the rights and welfare of children of persons in such relationships.