Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 32AA

    (1)     Subsection (2) applies if—

        (a)     the registrar-general registers a relationship as a civil partnership under the Civil Partnerships Act 2008 , section 8 (Decision on application); or

        (b)     the registrar-general registers a relationship as a civil partnership under the Civil Partnerships Act 2008 , section 8BA (Registration of relationship after declaration of civil partnership).

    (2)     The registrar-general must register the civil partnership by including in the register the particulars of the civil partnership prescribed by regulation.

    (3)     If 2 people make a declaration of civil partnership before another civil partnership notary under the Civil Partnerships Act 2008 , section 8B, the notary must give the following to the registrar-general not later than 2 weeks after the day the declaration is made:

        (a)     written notice of the making of the declaration;

        (b)     the notice given to the notary under the Civil Partnerships Act 2008 , section 8A (Notice of intention to enter into civil partnership) for the civil partnership.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

Note     If a form is approved under s 69 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (5)     In this section:

"civil partnership notary—"see the Civil Partnerships Act 2008 , dictionary.