Social Security Act 2018/Section 8/2

Jurisdiction	NZ
Source	NZ Legislation Website http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2018/0032/latest/DLM6783126.html

(2)⁠MSD may make a determination to regard as single, for the purposes of the decision, an applicant or a beneficiary who is married or in a civil union with the applicant’s or beneficiary’s spouse or partner, but—

(a)⁠is living apart from the applicant’s or beneficiary’s spouse or partner; and

(b)⁠is not in a de facto relationship.