# Meaning of family (Act s 486B)

> reg-5.43 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

5.43 Meaning of family (Act s 486B)
               For paragraph 486B(7)(a) of the Act, family, of an applicant in a migration
               proceeding, means:
                 (a) the spouse or de facto partner of the applicant; and
                (b) the dependent children of the applicant.