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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.26ACivil partnerships
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### sec.26A Civil partnerships
A person in the chief executive’s custody must give the chief executive written notice before—
applying under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 , section 7 for registration of a relationship as a civil partnership; or
giving a notice of intention to enter into a civil partnership under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 , section 10 .
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
A prisoner may make a declaration of civil partnership under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 , section 11 in a corrective services facility only with the chief executive’s approval.
The making of the declaration must be conducted in the way decided by the chief executive.
s 26A ins 2011 No. 46 s 49
sub 2012 No. 12 s 48 ; 2016 No. 33 s 44
(sec.26A-ssec.1) A person in the chief executive’s custody must give the chief executive written notice before— applying under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 , section 7 for registration of a relationship as a civil partnership; or giving a notice of intention to enter into a civil partnership under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 , section 10 . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.26A-ssec.2) A prisoner may make a declaration of civil partnership under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 , section 11 in a corrective services facility only with the chief executive’s approval.
(sec.26A-ssec.3) The making of the declaration must be conducted in the way decided by the chief executive.
- (a) applying under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 , section 7 for registration of a relationship as a civil partnership; or
- (b) giving a notice of intention to enter into a civil partnership under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 , section 10 .