Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 32C

    (1)     This section applies if a civil union ends under the Civil Unions Act 2012

, section 12 (Ending civil union by parties) or section 14 (Ending civil union by court order).

    (2)     The registrar-general must include in the register the particulars of the termination prescribed by regulation.

    (3)     Also, for a civil union that ends under the Civil Unions Act 2012

, section 12, the registrar-general must give each party to the civil union written notice that the civil union ends on the date stated in the notice.

Note     If a form is approved under s 69 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (4)     For subsection (3), it is sufficient if the registrar-general sends the notice to the address for each party that is last known to the registrar.