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#### 10A Certain registrations revoked on recognition of same sex marriages
10A Certain registrations revoked on recognition of same sex marriages
> > (1) This section applies to a registered relationship existing immediately before the recognition day if a person in the registered relationship was party to a recognised same sex marriage on the recognition day.
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> > (2) To avoid doubt, the registration of a registered relationship to which this section applies was revoked on the recognition day.
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> > (3) In this section:
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> > recognised same sex marriage means a marriage that:
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> > > (a) was solemnised before the recognition day, and
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> > > (b) was recognised in Australia as valid on the recognition day because of Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the [Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, and
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> > > (c) would not have been recognised apart from that Part.
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> > recognition day means the day on which Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the [Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth commenced.
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> **s 10A:** Ins 2018 No 28, Sch 7.