Australian Capital Territory
Domestic Relationships Regulation 2012    
SL2012-38
made under the
Domestic Relationships Act 1994
Republication No 1
Effective:  11 September 2012
Republication date: 11 September 2012
Regulation not amended

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Domestic Relationships Regulation 2012, made under the Domestic Relationships Act 1994 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 11 September 2012.  It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial amendments
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

Australian Capital Territory
Domestic Relationships Regulation 2012
made under the
Domestic Relationships Act 1994
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	2	Civil partnerships under corresponding laws—Act, s 37P	2
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	3
	2	Abbreviation key	3
	3	Legislation history	4

Australian Capital Territory
Domestic Relationships Regulation 2012     

made under the
Domestic Relationships Act 1994

    

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Domestic Relationships Regulation 2012.
2	Civil partnerships under corresponding laws—Act, s 37P
A relationship is a civil partnership for territory law if it is—
	(a)	a registered relationship under the Relationships Register Act 2010 (NSW); or
	(b)	a registered domestic relationship under the Relationships Act 2008 (Vic); or
	(c)	a registered relationship under the Relationships Act 2011 (Qld); or
	(d)	a significant relationship registered by a deed of relationship under the Relationships Act 2003 (Tas), section 13 (3) (a); or
	(e)	a civil union under the Civil Union Act 2004 (NZ).

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law.  The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history.  Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument	
AF = Approved form	o = order	
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed	
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance	
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present	
def = definition	prev = previous	
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously	
dict = dictionary	pt = part	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	r = rule/subrule	
Assembly	reloc = relocated	
div = division	renum = renumbered	
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No	
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue	
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule	
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law	
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired	

3	Legislation history
These regulations were made as part of the Civil Unions Act 2012 (see A2012‑40, s 31 and sch 2).
Domestic Relationships Regulation 2012 SL2012-38
taken to have been notified LR 4 September 2012 (A2012‑40, s 31 (3) (a))
s 1 commenced 4 September 2012 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 11 September 2012 (A2012‑40, s 31 (3) (b))

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