Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

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

    (1)     This section applies if a civil partnership ends under the Domestic Relationships Act 1994

, section 37I (Ending civil partnership by parties) or section 37K (Ending civil partnership by court order).

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

    (3)     Also, for a civil partnership that ends under the Domestic Relationships Act 1994

, section 37I, the registrar-general must give each party to the civil partnership written notice that the civil partnership 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.