2011 Act No. 46
remaining provs commenced
2012 Act No. 12
prov exp 27 June 2013
2013 Act No. 39
2015 Act No. 33
revised version
2023 Act No. 23
Civil Partnerships Act 2011 (prev Relationships Act 2011; orig Civil Partnerships Act 2011)
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
pt 1 hdg, s 3, pts 2, 4–5, 6 (other than s 45 to the extent it ins s 25B
(3)–(4) of the Births, Deaths And Marriages Registration Act 2003), sch 1 (other than items 2–3), sch 2 commenced 23 February 2012 (2012 SL No. 15)
remaining provisions commenced 2 April 2012 (2012 SL No. 15)
Civil Partnerships Act 2011 ss 1–2, pt 6 div 1
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 23 February 2012 (2012 SL No. 15)
Civil Partnerships and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 pts 1–2
commenced on date of assent
Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 ss 1, 109 sch 2
commenced on date of assent
Relationships (Civil Partnerships) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2015
ss 1–2 comm on date of assent
pts 1–6, s 52
sch 1 comm 22 March 2016 (2016 SL No. 14)
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
s 182
sch 3 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 s 247 sch 1 s 4 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)
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History notes
Long title
amd 2011 No. 46
s 38; 2012 No. 12
s 3; 2015 No. 33
s 4
s 1
amd 2012 No. 12
s 4; 2015 No. 33
s 5
pt 2 hdg
sub 2012 No. 12
s 5; 2015 No. 33
s 6
s 4
amd 2012 No. 12
s 6; 2015 No. 33
s 7
s 5
amd 2012 No. 12
s 7; 2015 No. 33
s 8
pt 2 div 3 hdg
amd 2012 No. 12
s 8; 2015 No. 33
s 9
s 6
sub 2012 No. 12
s 9; 2015 No. 33
s 10
s 7
amd 2012 No. 12
s 10; 2015 No. 33
s 11
s 8
amd 2012 No. 12
s 11; 2015 No. 33
s 12
s 9
amd 2012 No. 12
s 12; 2015 No. 33
s 13
s 10
prev s 10 om 2012 No. 12
s 13
pres s 10 ins 2015 No. 33
s 14
s 11
prev s 11 om 2012 No. 12
s 13
pres s 11 ins 2015 No. 33
s 14
s 12
prev s 12 om 2012 No. 12
s 13
pres s 12 ins 2015 No. 33
s 14
s 13
sub 2012 No. 12
s 14; 2015 No. 33
s 15
s 14
amd 2012 No. 12
s 15; 2015 No. 33
s 16
s 15
sub 2012 No. 12
s 16
amd 2015 No. 33
s 17
s 16
sub 2012 No. 12
s 16
amd 2015 No. 33
s 18
s 17
sub 2012 No. 12
s 16
amd 2015 No. 33
s 19
s 18
sub 2012 No. 12
s 16
amd 2015 No. 33
s 19
s 19
sub 2012 No. 12
s 16
amd 2015 No. 33
s 19
pt 3 hdg
prev pt 3 hdg om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres pt 3 hdg ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
pt 3 div 1 hdg
prev pt 3 div 1 hdg om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres pt 3 div 1 hdg ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 20
prev s 20 om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres s 20 ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
amd 2023 No. 23
s 247 sch 1 s 4
s 20A
ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 21
prev s 21 om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres s 21 ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
pt 3 div 2 hdg
prev pt 3 div 2 hdg om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 22
prev s 22 om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres s 22 ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 22A
ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 23
prev s 23 om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres s 23 ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 24
prev s 24 om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres s 24 ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 25
prev s 25 om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres s 25 ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 26
prev s 26 om 2012 No. 12
s 17
pres s 26 ins 2015 No. 33
s 20
s 30
amd 2012 No. 12
s 18; 2015 No. 33
s 21
s 31
prev s 31 om 2012 No. 12
s 19
pres s 31 ins 2015 No. 33
s 22
s 32
sub 2012 No. 12
s 20
amd 2015 No. 33
s 23
s 33
amd 2012 No. 12
s 21
; 2015 No. 33
s 24
s 34
prev s 34 om 2012 No. 12
s 22
pres s 34 ins 2015 No. 33
s 25
s 36
sub 2012 No. 12
s 23
pt 6 hdg
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 37
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 38
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 39
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 40
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 41
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 42
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 43
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 44
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 45
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
s 46
ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
pt 7 hdg
ins 2015 No. 33
s 26
s 47
prev s 47 ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
om 2013 No. 39
s 109
sch 2
pres s 47 ins 2015 No. 33
s 26
s 48
prev s 48 ins 2012 No. 12
s 24
exp 27 June 2013 (see s 48(5))
pres s 48 ins 2015 No. 33
s 26
s 49
ins 2015 No. 33
s 26
s 50
ins 2015 No. 33
s 26
s 51
ins 2015 No. 33
s 26
s 52
ins 2015 No. 33
s 26
sch 1
amd 2012 No. 12
s 25; 2015 No. 33
s 27
sch 2
def accepted representations om 2012 No. 12
s 26
(1)
ins 2015 No. 33
s 28
(2)
sch 2
def civil partnership notary om 2012 No. 12
s 26
(1)
ins 2015 No. 33
s 28
(2)
sch 2
def cooling-off period om 2012 No. 12
s 26
(1)
ins 2015 No. 33
s 28
(2)
sch 2
def registration period ins 2012 No. 12
s 26
(2)
om 2015 No. 33
s 28
(1)
sch 2
def show cause notice om 2012 No. 12
s 26
(1)
ins 2015 No. 33
s 28
(2)
sch 2
def show cause period om 2012 No. 12
s 26
(1)
ins 2015 No. 33
s 28
(2)
sch 2
def termination application ins 2012 No. 12
s 26
(2)
sch 2
def termination application period ins 2012 No. 12
s 26
(2)
Bill (Introduction)
Explanatory Note
Act 2011, No. 46