Relationships Register Amendment (Corresponding Laws) Regulation 2017 (NSW)

New South Wales

Relationships Register Amendment

(Corresponding Laws) Regulation 2017

under the

Relationships Register Act 2010

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Relationships Register Act 2010.

MARK SPEAKMAN, MP

Attorney General

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Relationships Register Regulation 2015 to update the change of name of the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 of Queensland and to include the Domestic Relationships Act 1994 of the Australian Capital Territory as a corresponding law.

This Regulation is made under the Relationships Register Act 2010, including sections 4 (1) (definition of corresponding law) and 17 (the general regulation-making power).

Relationships Register Amendment (Corresponding Laws) Regulation 2017 [NSW]

Relationships Register Amendment (Corresponding Laws)

Regulation 2017

under the

Relationships Register Act 2010

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Relationships Register Amendment (Corresponding Laws)
Regulation 2017.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Relationships Register Regulation 2015

(1) Clause 4 Recognition of interstate legislation and registrations

Insert after clause 4 (1) (a):

(a1) the Domestic Relationships Act 1994 of the Australian Capital
Territory,

(2)	Clause 4 (1) (b)
Omit “Relationships Act 2011”. Insert instead “Civil Partnerships Act 2011”.
(3)	Clause 4 (2) (a1)
Insert after clause 4 (2) (a):

(a1) civil partnerships entered into and in force under the Domestic
Relationships Act 1994 of the Australian Capital Territory,

(4)	Clause 4 (2) (b)
Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:

(b) relationships for which registration as a civil partnership is in force under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 of Queensland,