Registration No:

TCU
Form 903

Date civil union termination takes effect:

ACT GOVERNMENT
Civil Unions Act 2006
Registrar-General’s Office

TERMINATION OF A CIVIL UNION

PRIVACY COLLECTION STATEMENT (PRIVACY ACT 1988 (CTH)) 

PRIVACY NOTES

The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997 authorises the Registrar-General to collect the information required by this form for the establishment and maintenance of registers.  The Registrar-General prevents any unreasonable intrusion into a person’s privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).  

GENERAL INFORMATION AND INFORMATION ON CHILDREN AND PROPERTY – OVERLEAF

CIVIL UNION REGISTRATION NUMBER	DATE OF CIVIL UNION	

	PARTY 1	PARTY 2	
1.	Surname			
2.	Given Names			
3.	Usual place of residence 			
4.	Birthplace 			
5.	Date of birth			

SIGNATURES OF PARTIES	

Signatures of Parties			
Dated			

STATUTORY DECLARATION (required if this notice is given by ONLY one of the parties to the civil union.  The notice will be effective only if a copy has been served on the other party in accordance with Section 18 of the Civil Unions Act 2006).	

I,		
(full name, address and occupation of person making the declaration)

Declare that I have served a copy of this notice on the other party to this civil union being:

								On 						
(full name of other party)								(Date served)

I make this declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959, and I believe the statements to be true in every particular.	
Signature of Person Making Declaration		
Declared at		Canberra, ACT on		200  .	
	Place where declaration made		Date of declaration		
Before me			
	Full Name of Witness	Signature of Witness	
Address of Witness		
Qualification of Witness		

GENERAL INFORMATION

Persons wishing to terminate a civil union in accordance with the Civil Unions Act 2006 must lodge a termination notice in writing to the ACT Registrar-General of their intention to terminate the civil union.  This form has been developed for that purpose.  A civil union may also be terminated by a party (or both parties) under section 13 or by court order under section 14 of the Civil Unions Act 2006.  

A termination of a civil union will not take effect until 12 months after the termination notice is lodged with the Registrar-General.  However, the termination notice may be withdrawn by lodging a ‘Withdrawal of Termination of a Civil Union’ with the Registrar-General by the party (or parties) who gave the notice before the termination period of 12 months expires.

PROPERTY AND CHILDREN 

If you are considering separation or have separated you should obtain legal advice about your legal rights and responsibilities in relation to children, property division, child support, spouse maintenance and other issues.

The Relationships Act 1994 (ACT) provides for the adjustment of property interests and maintenance on the breakdown of a civil union.   

The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) deals with children’s matters irrespective of the relationship status of the parents. The best interests of the child will be the most important consideration for the court.  As far as practicable, parents are encouraged to share parental responsibilities and to define their own individual arrangements. If they cannot do so, either party can apply to the court for orders about where the child will live, about contact between the child and the parent, and about other matters such as education and religion.