# Meaning of associated with

> reg-1.13B — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

1.13B Meaning of associated with
          (1) Two persons are associated with each other if:
               (a) they:
                      (i) are or were spouses or de facto partners; or
                     (ii) are or were members of the same immediate, blended or extended
                          family; or
                    (iii) have or had a family-like relationship; or
                    (iv) belong or belonged to the same social group, unincorporated
                          association or other body of persons; or
                     (v) have or had common friends or acquaintances; or
               (b) one is or was a consultant, adviser, partner, representative on retainer,
                    officer, employer, employee or member of:
                      (i) the other; or
                     (ii) any corporation or other body in which the other is or was involved
                          (including as an officer, employee or member); or
               (c) a third person is or was a consultant, adviser, partner, representative on
                    retainer, officer, employer, employee or member of both of them; or
               (d) they are or were related bodies corporate (within the meaning of the
                    Corporations Act 2001); or
               (e) one is or was able to exercise influence or control over the other; or
                (f) a third person is or was able to exercise influence or control over both of
                    them.
          (2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), it does not matter if a person has ceased to
              exist.
          (3) This regulation does not limit the circumstances in which persons are associated
              with each other.
          (4) In this regulation:
               officer has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.