Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) A civil union celebrant commits an offence if—
(a) the celebrant allows a civil union, or purported civil union, to be entered into before the celebrant; and
(b) the notice required under section 9 (including the statutory declaration and anything else required under that section) for the civil union—
(i) has not been given to the celebrant; or
(ii) was not given to the celebrant within the period allowed by section 11 (2).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2) A civil union celebrant commits an offence if—
(a) the celebrant allows a civil union, or purported civil union, to be entered into before the celebrant; and
(b) the celebrant has reasonable grounds to believe that the civil union would be void under section 20.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(3) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person makes a declaration mentioned in section 11 with the intention of entering into a civil union with someone else (the person's partner ); and
(b) the declaration is made before a person (the celebrant ) who is not a civil union celebrant; and
(c) the person knows the celebrant is not a civil union celebrant; and
(d) the person has reasonable grounds to believe that their partner believes that the celebrant is a civil union celebrant.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
Note The Criminal Code includes offences for—
• giving false or misleading information etc to a person exercising a function under a territory law (see pt 3.4 (False or misleading statements, information and documents); and
• impersonating territory public officials (see s 360); and
• making false statements in statutory declarations (see s 336A).