- 09 September 2010
- Published in Australian Poly News
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A couple of Questions posed recently in our Q and A prompted me to delve a little deeper on the subject of rights of partners in a Poly relationship and whether such a relationship could be covered by the so called "Mistress Laws" now in act in Australia. I found the following article which seems to explain the law clearly and as I am not a Solicitor - I will leave it up to individual reader to interpret the act :-
The Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975 now applies to both married and de facto couples as well as same-sex couples. Previously, de-facto relationships were covered by State Laws and disputes between de-facto couples were determined by State Courts such as the Supreme Court and County Court- Such disputes are now within the jurisdiction of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court, as are disputes concerning children of all relationships.
Hi there, hope everyone is still keeping warm with loved ones. Spring is just around the corner & love is in the air! Our last country Poly social on the Queen's Birthday weekend, 14Th June, was a great success. It was well attended by 30+ people, some camping overnight, others visiting or staying at a Bed’n’Breakfast. A wide range of folks and families from Pagans to Professionals enjoyed the relaxed country farmlet & bush surrounds. The weather was perfect with sunny days and frosty, fresh mornings. Lots of fires to stay cosy and great laid-back company and shared camp cooking & meals. The Hot Tub was full and some took up the challenge to ride “Zena” – the feisty mule!!! If you missed the Country Poly get-away, it’s on again running on the MELBOURNE CUP WEEKEND - FRI 29Th OCT to 2ND TUES NOVEMBER. Our next PolyOz social in Bendigo will be on SUN 19TH September - where we will also discuss the plan to begin a "Women's Group" in the region. Hope to catch up with all the locals and see some new faces, Stay snug & keep in touch,
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PolyOz Members Interview FeaturedIn conjunction with the return of television series Big Love to SBS this coming Saturday, PolyOz Members Tastiger and Tigersgirl were interviewed by Rebecca Fitzgibbon for an article to be printed in the Hobart Mercury this coming weekend (23/2/08). When asked to comment on the interview Tastiger said. "It all went well and I have read the article before its submission earlier today and it seemed very positive, Rebecca was great to talk to and understanding of relationships that were 'outside the box'. I found her to be a lot more open in discussion of Polyamory than previous journalists and didn't get that feeling that she was out sensationalizing the lifestyle as has been my past experience. After all, we have had both good and bad experiences with the media and this time certainly had that good 'vibe' about it."
"I am hoping that we will see more positive media articles in the future and we will get our message out to the public and that our lifestyle becomes more accepted in the future and be seen as a 'real' alternative to monogamy." "Hopefully we will see an increase in visits to the web site following this article and the return of 'Big Love', and as a result we will see more people contacting the local groups around Australia and swelling our ranks - Which after all is the main objective of this site" 'Big Love' series one returns 23/2/08 on SBS at 8:30pm, to be followed consecutively on May 10 by series two.
The article by Rebecca Fitzgibbon will be published on the PolyOz Web site next week for those of you who can't get access to a copy of the "Mercury" Latest QuestionsAdmin Workflow |


On 1 March 2009, new Commonwealth laws for spousal maintenance and the division of property for people in defacto relationships came into force. 
"It was great that Rebecca also managed to speak with some of the folk from PolyTas and included their comments in the article as well. All in all I am looking forward to seeing the article in print.