{"id":"F2008L04610","name":"Acts Interpretation (Registered Relationships) Regulations 2008","slug":"acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-regulations-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"250 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120964,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04610-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Regulations","content":"#### 1 Name of Regulations\n\n  These Regulations are the Acts Interpretation (Registered Relationships) Regulations 2008.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Registered relationships","content":"#### 3 Registered relationships\n\n  For section 2E of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, the following laws and kinds of relationship are prescribed:\n    (a) Relationships Act 2008 (Vic)—a registered domestic relationship as defined in section 3 of that Act;\n    (b) Relationships Act 2003 (Tas)—a significant relationship as defined in section 4 of that Act;\n    (c) Civil Unions Act 2012 (ACT)—a civil union as described in subsection 6(1) of that Act;\n    (ca) Domestic Relationships Act 1994 (ACT)—a relationship as a couple between 2 adult persons who meet the eligibility criteria for entering into a civil partnership mentioned in section 37C of that Act;\n    (d) Relationships Register Act 2010 (NSW)—a registered relationship as defined in section 4 of that Act;\n    (e) Relationships 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 registered relationship;\n    (f) Relationships Register Act 2016 (SA)—a relationship as a couple between 2 adults who meet the eligibility criteria mentioned in section 5 of that Act for entry into a registered relationship.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1700},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains strictly limited to its original machinery purpose of prescribing specific relationship types for section 2E of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. It has not expanded beyond functioning as a recognition mechanism for state and territory registration schemes."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative provisions (name and the lookup list)","No internal defined terms; relies entirely on definitions in 7 external state and territory Acts","Simple list structure with no conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation provides a simple federal \"lookup list\" naming which state and territory relationship registration schemes count as official \"registered relationships\" for Commonwealth law. \n\nCouples registered under the listed Victorian, Tasmanian, ACT, NSW, Queensland and South Australian schemes are treated as partners for federal purposes (tax, social security, immigration, super, etc.) without having to prove de facto criteria. It does not create relationships."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-regulations-2008","history":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-regulations-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-regulations-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-regulations-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-regulations-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/acts-interpretation-registered-relationships-regulations-2008/documents"}}