Meaning of associated with reg-1.13B โ€” as in force on 2026-06-01 โ€” F2026C00497 ยท Compilation No. 287 โ€” 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.