Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(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.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
Note If a form is approved under s 69 for this provision, the form must be used.
(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.
(4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.