{"id":"F2012L00392","name":"Acts Interpretation (Registered Relationships) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)","slug":"acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-amendment-regulation-2012-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"6 of 2012","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88501,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00392-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Acts Interpretation (Registered Relationships) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nActs Interpretation (Registered Relationships) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 6 as amended\n\nmade under the\n\nActs Interpretation Act 1901\n\nThis compilation was prepared on 8 March 2012\n\n\\[This Select Legislative Instrument is amended by SLI 2012 No. 18 (see F2012L00545)\\]\n\nAmendments from SLI 2012 No. 18\n\n\\[Schedule 1, Part 1 (item 1) repealed and substituted sections 1–3\n\nSchedule 1, Part 1 (item 1) commenced on 8 March 2012\\]\n\nPrepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,  \nAttorney-General’s Department, Canberra\n\n1 Name of regulation\n\nThis regulation is the Acts Interpretation (Registered Relationships) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis regulation commences on the commencement of the Acts Interpretation and Family Law Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).\n\n3 Amendment of Acts Interpretation (Registered Relationships) Regulations 2008\n\nSchedule 1 amends the Acts Interpretation (Registered Relationships) Regulations 2008.\n\nSchedule 1 Amendments\n\n(section 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Paragraph 3 (d)\n\nomit\n\nAct.\n\ninsert\n\nAct;\n\n\\[2\\] After paragraph 3 (d)\n\ninsert\n\n(e) Civil Partnerships Act 2011 (Qld) — a relationship as a couple between 2 adults who meet the eligibility criteria mentioned in section 5 of that Act for entry into a civil partnership.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2130},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains entirely within the original scope of the 2008 Regulations, which exist solely to maintain a rolling list of recognised state and territory relationship registration schemes. Adding Queensland's 2011 Act is a routine jurisdictional update consistent with the instrument's original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 2 technical amendment items)","Simple addition to an existing list (schedule format)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operative provisions","Only cross-references one external Act (Queensland Civil Partnerships Act 2011)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation adds Queensland’s Civil Partnerships Act 2011 to the Commonwealth’s list of laws that create a “registered relationship,” so civil partnerships registered in Queensland are automatically recognised across federal law. It affects couples in Queensland and Commonwealth agencies (e.g. social security, ATO, superannuation, immigration), with practical effects on payments, tax treatment, super death benefits and partner visa evidence."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-amendment-regulation-2012-no-1","history":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-amendment-regulation-2012-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-amendment-regulation-2012-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-amendment-regulation-2012-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-amendment-regulation-2012-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-amendment-regulation-2012-no-1/documents"}}