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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
32BHow civil union is registered
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32B How civil union is registered
(1) If a civil union is entered into before the registrar-general, the
registrar must register the civil union by including in the register the
particulars of the civil union prescribed by regulation.
(2) If a civil union is entered into before another civil union celebrant
under the Civil Unions Act 2012, the celebrant must give the
following to the registrar-general not later than 2 weeks after the day
the civil union is entered into:
(a) written notice of the civil union;
(b) the notice given to the celebrant under the Civil Unions
Act 2012, section 8 (Notice of intention to enter into civil union)
for the civil union.
(3) If a notice is given to the registrar-general under subsection (2), the
registrar must register the civil union by including in the register the
particulars of the civil union prescribed by regulation.