Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2003 - SECT 11

      (1) Two adult persons –

(a) who are domiciled or ordinarily resident in the State; and

(b) who are not married or a party to a deed of relationship; and

(c) who are in a significant or caring relationship –

      (2) An application under subsection (1) is to be accompanied by –

(a) a statutory declaration from each of the applicants verifying that the person who is the subject of the application –

(i) consents to the registration; and

(ii) is not married; and

(iii) is not a party to a deed of relationship or in another personal relationship; and

(b) evidence of the identity and age of each applicant (as provided for in the form of application); and

(c) in the case of a caring relationship, a certificate referred to in subsection (3); and

(d) the fee prescribed under section 30(1)(a); and

(e) any other document or information that the Registrar requires.

      (3) Each party to a caring relationship must lodge a certificate, in a form approved by the Registrar, from a legal practitioner which states that the legal practitioner provided legal advice to that party, independently of the other party to the relationship, as to –

(a) the effect of the registration of a deed of relationship on the rights of the parties; and

(b) the advantages and disadvantages, at the time that the advice was provided, to the party of registering a deed of relationship.