Section 2: Domestic relationship

(1) A domestic relationship means a family relationship, a relationship similar to a family relationship or a relationship in a domestic setting that exists or existed between a victim and a perpetrator and includes a relationship where- (a) the victim is or has been married to the perpetrator; (b) the perpetrator and the victim are family members related by consanguinity, affinity or kinship; (c) the perpetrator and the victim share or shared the same residence; (d) the victim is employed by the perpetrator as a domestic worker or house servant and the victim does or does not reside with the perpetrator; (e) the victim is an employer of the perpetrator and does or does not reside with the perpetrator; or (f) the victim is or was in a relationship determined by the court to be a domestic relationship. (2) A court shall, in making a determination under subsection (1)(f), have regard to- (a) the legal nature of the relationship; (b) the amount of time the persons spend together; (c) the place where the time is ordinarily spent; (d) the manner in which that time is spent; and (e) other than in the case of paragraph (a), the duration of the relationship.