Under superannuation legislation a dependant includes the following:
| Dependants | Description
|
| Spouse | Husband, wife or defacto spouse(including same-sex) |
| Child | Child of any age |
| Financial dependant | A person who was partially or wholly financially dependent on you (at time of death) |
| A person with whom you have an interdependency relationship just prior to your death | A relationship between two people where:
· they have a close personal relationship · they have lived together · one or each of them provides the other with financial support, and the domestic support and personal care. Some people who do not live together can still meet the interdependency relationship definition if the separation is temporary, or if one person has a disability. |
Notes:
- The trustee will consider a range of factors when determining whether an interdependency relationship exists.
- Two people do not have an interdependency relationship if one of them provided domestic support and personal care to the other:
- under an employment contract or contract for services; or
- on behalf of another person or organisation such as a government agency, a body corporate or charitable organisation.
- The legislative definition is not exhaustive and the trustee may choose to take into account other circumstances (for example, emotional or financial dependency) when determining your dependants for
the purpose of paying a death benefit.