What type of relationships are covered in relation to accessing paid family and domestic violence leave?

To access paid family and domestic violence leave, the relationship to the employee could be:

• a close relative
• a member of the household, or
• a current or former intimate partner of an employee.

A close relative of an employee is:

• a spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling
• a current or former spouse or de facto partner’s child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling
• a person related according to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship rules.