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CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS ACT 2008 (REPEALED) - NOTES

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(see s 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     ACAT

              •     Executive

              •     Minister (see s 162)

              •     registrar-general

              •     reviewable decision notice

              •     statutory declaration

              •     under.

"civil partnership notary "means—

        (a)     the registrar-general; or

        (b)     a person who is registered under this Act as a civil partnership notary.

"prohibited relationship"—see section 6.

"reviewable decision", for part 2B (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 11D.

"termination notice" means a notice given under section 10 (1).

"withdrawal notice" means a notice given under section 10 (3).

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Civil Partnerships Act 2008 A2008-14

notified LR 15 May 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 15 May 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 19 May 2008 (s 2 and CN2008-8)

as amended by

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.19

notified LR 4 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.19 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)

Civil Partnerships Amendment Act 2009 A2009-41

notified LR 18 November 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 18 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 19 November 2009 (s 2)

Civil Partnerships Amendment Act 2009 (No 2) A2009-57

notified LR 17 December 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 December 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 18 December 2009 (s 2)

as repealed by

Civil Unions Act 2012 A2012-40 s 33

notified LR 4 September 2012

s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2012 (LA s 75 (1))

s 33 commenced 11 September 2012 (s 2)

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om LA s 89 (4)

Civil partnerships—general
s 5     am A2009-41 s 4

Entering into civil partnership
div 2.3 hdg     sub A2009-41 s 5

How civil partnership is entered into
s 6A     ins A2009-41 s 6
    am A2009-57 s 4

Application for registration
s 7     am A2009-41 s 7

Notice of intention to enter into civil partnership
s 8A     ins A2009-41 s 8
    am A2009-57 ss 5-7; ss renum R4 LA

Declaration of civil partnership
s 8B     ins A2009-41 s 8
    am A2009-57 s 8

Registration of relationship after declaration of civil partnership
s 8BA     ins A2009-57 s 9

When civil partnership has effect
s 8C     ins A2009-41 s 8
    am A2009-57 s 10

Civil partnership notaries
pt 2A hdg     ins A2009-41 s 9

Registration of civil partnership notaries
s 11A     ins A2009-41 s 9

Register of civil partnership notaries
s 11B     ins A2009-41 s 9

Cancellation of registration
s 11C     ins A2009-41 s 9

Notification and review of decisions
pt 2B hdg     ins A2009-41 s 9

Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 2B
s 11D     ins A2009-41 s 9

Reviewable decision notices
s 11E     ins A2009-41 s 9

Applications for review
s 11F     ins A2009-41 s 9

Noncompliance with certain requirements
s 12A     ins A2009-41 s 10

Evidence of identity and age
s 13     am A2009-41 s 11

Civil partnerships under corresponding laws
s 15     am A2009-41 s 12

Offences
s 15A     ins A2009-41 s 13
    am A2009-57 s 11, s 12

Reviewable decision notices
s 16     sub A2008-37 amdt 1.69
    om A2009-41 s 14

Application for review
s 17     sub A2008-37 amdt 1.69
    om A2009-41 s 14

Transitional—application of Civil Partnerships Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)
s 21     om LA s 89 (3)
    ins A2009-57 s 13
    exp 18 December 2010 (s 21 (5) (LA s 88 declaration applies))

Reviewable decisions
sch 1     om LA s 89 (3)
    ins A2009-41 s 15
    am A2009-57 s 14

Dictionary
dict     am A2008-37 amdt 1.70
    def civil partnership notary ins A2009-41 s 16
    def reviewable decision ins A2009-41 s 16

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for
R1 19 May 2008	19 May 2008– 1 Feb 2009	not amended	new Act
R2 2 Feb 2009	2 Feb 2009– 18 Nov 2009	A2008-37	amendments by A2008-37
R3 19 Nov 2009	19 Nov 2009– 17 Dec 2009	A2009-41	amendments by A2009-41
R4 18 Dec 2009	18 Dec 2009– 18 Dec 2010	A2009-57	amendments by A2009-57
R5 19 Dec 2012	19 Dec 2010– 10 Sept 2012	A2009-57	expiry of transitional provision (s 21)

© Australian Capital Territory 2012

Australian Capital Territory

A2008-14

Republication No 6

Effective: 11 September 2012

Republication date: 11 September 2012

As repealed by A2012-40 s 33

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Civil Partnerships Act 2008 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 11 September 2012

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

Australian Capital Territory

Civil Partnerships Act 2008 (repealed)

Endnotes23

Australian Capital Territory

Civil Partnerships Act 2008 (repealed)