9Classes of relationships for the purposes of section 65A of Act

9 Classes of relationships for the purposes of section 65A of Act

For the purposes of section 65A of the Act, the following classes of relationships are prescribed:

(a) civil unions within the meaning of the Civil Unions Act 2012 of the Australian Capital Territory;

(b) civil partnerships for which registration is in force under the Domestic Relationships Act 1994 of the Australian Capital Territory;

(c) registered relationships under the Relationships Register Act 2010 of New South Wales;

(d) registered civil partnerships within the meaning of the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 of Queensland;

(e) registered relationships under the Relationships Register Act 2016 of South Australia;

(f) registered domestic relationships under the Relationships Act 2008 of Victoria;

(g) civil unions solemnised under the Civil Union Act 2004 of New Zealand;

(h) civil partnerships within the meaning of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 of the United Kingdom;

(i) common-law relationships within the meaning of the Vital Statistics Act, C.C.S.M. c. V-60 of Manitoba, Canada, which are registered under section 13.1 of that Act;

(j) domestic partnerships within the meaning of the Vital Statistics Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 494 of Nova Scotia, Canada;

(k) civil unions solemnised under Title I.1 of Book 2 of the Civil Code of Quebec, CQLR c CCQ-1991, of Quebec, Canada.