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RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2003

- Act 44 of 2003 - Royal Assent 17 September 2003

Table of Provisions

Long Title

PART 1 - Preliminary

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Interpretation
  • 4 Significant relationships
  • 5 Caring relationships
  • 6 Personal relationships
  • 7 Family relationships
  • 8 Application of Act
  • 9 Other remedy and relief not excluded
  • 10 Declaration of interests in property

PART 2 - Registration of Deed of Relationship

  • 11 Application to register deed of relationship
  • 12 Withdrawal of application
  • 13 Registration of deed of relationship
  • 14 Effect of registration of deed of relationship
  • 15 Revocation of deed of relationship
  • 16 Notice of revocation
  • 17 When does revocation take place?
  • 18 Court may order revocation of deed of relationship

PART 3 - The Relationships Register Division 1 - Keeping the

Register
  • 19 The Register

Division 2 - Access to, and certification of, Register entries

  • 20 Access to Register
  • 21 Search of Register
  • 22 Protection of privacy
  • 23 Issue of certificate
  • 24 Access policies
  • 25 Review
  • 26 False or misleading statements
  • 27 Unauthorised access to or interference with Register
  • 28 Falsification of certificate
  • 29 Immunity from liability
  • 30 Fees

PART 4 - Jurisdiction

  • 31 Limit of jurisdiction of Magistrates Court
  • 32 Stay and transfer of proceedings
  • 33 Transfer of proceedings from Magistrates Court
  • 34 Transfer of proceedings from Supreme Court
  • 35 Courts aiding each other

PART 5 - Proceedings for financial adjustment and maintenance

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 36 Application for adjustment or maintenance
  • 37 Prerequisites for making of order
  • 38 Time limit for making application
  • 39 Order to end financial relationship

Division 2 - Adjustment of interest in property

  • 40 Order for adjustment
  • 41 Adjournment because of significant change in circumstances
  • 42 Adjournment because of proceedings in Family Court
  • 43 Deferment of order
  • 44 Death before order made
  • 45 Death after order made

Division 3 - Maintenance

  • 46 Right to maintenance
  • 47 Order for maintenance
  • 48 Interim maintenance
  • 49 Subsequent relationship or marriage
  • 50 Cessation of order
  • 51 Recovery of arrears
  • 52 Variation of order for periodic maintenance
  • 53 Other maintenance orders not to be varied

Division 4 - General

  • 54 Orders of court
  • 55 Execution of instruments
  • 56 Ex parte orders
  • 57 Variation and setting aside of orders
  • 58 Transactions to defeat claims
  • 59 Interests of other parties

PART 6 - Agreements

  • 60 Entering into agreements
  • 61 Agreements subject to law of contract
  • 62 Effect of agreements in certain proceedings
  • 63 Variation of terms of cohabitation and separation agreements
  • 64 Revocation of agreements
  • 65 Effect of death of partner

PART 6A - Recognition of Relationships Under Corresponding Laws

  • 65A Relationships registered under corresponding laws

PART 7 - Miscellaneous

  • 66 Declaration of existence of personal relationship
  • 67 Enforcement of orders for payment
  • 68 Costs
  • 69 Enforcement of other orders
  • 70 Rules of court
  • 71 Regulations
  • 72 Administration of Act
  • 73 Savings and transitional
  • 74 De Facto Relationship Act 1999 repealed
  • 75 De Facto Relationship Regulations 2000 rescinded
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