Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS ACT 2008 (REPEALED) - SECT 12

A civil partnership is void if—

        (a)     either party did not meet the eligibility criteria in section 6 when the relationship was registered as a civil partnership; or

        (b)     either party did not freely enter into the civil partnership because—

              (i)     the party's agreement to enter into the civil partnership was obtained by duress or fraud; or

              (ii)     the party was mistaken about the identity of the other party or the nature of the declaration under section 7; or

              (iii)     the party was mentally incapable of understanding the nature and effect of the civil partnership.