Victorian Numbered Acts

RELATIONSHIPS AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO. 4 OF 2016) - SECT 7

After Chapter 2 of the Principal Act insert —

" Chapter 2A—Recognition of corresponding law relationships

        33A     Definitions

In this Chapter—

"corresponding law" means a law—

        (a)     that is a prescribed law; or

        (b)     that is a law of a State, a Territory or another country that in accordance with the general requirements provides for the registration of or the formal recognition of a relationship;

"corresponding law relationship" means a relationship registered or formally recognised under a corresponding law;

"general requirements" means the requirements under section 33B.

        33B     General requirements—corresponding law

The general requirements for a corresponding law are that to be registered or formally recognised under that law—

        (a)     a relationship must be between two adult persons; and

        (b)     a relationship must be entered into consensually; and

        (c)     a relationship must not be between persons who are related by family; and

        (d)     a relationship must not be entered into by a person who is already married; and

        (e)     a relationship must not be entered into by a person who is already in a relationship that is registered or formally recognised under that law.

        33C     Corresponding law relationship taken to be registered domestic relationship

For the purposes of this Act, a corresponding law relationship, that is not a marriage within the meaning of the Marriage Act 1961 of the Commonwealth, is taken to be a registered domestic relationship.".