Relationships Amendment Regulations 2016

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 19 October 2016

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Relationships Regulations 2013 to prescribe –

(a) the following classes of relationships for the purpose of section 65A(1) of the Relationships Act 2003 :

(i) marriage of two people, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, under the Marriage Act 1955 of New Zealand;

(ii) marriage of same sex couples under the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 of the United Kingdom;

(iii) marriage of two persons, without distinction as to their sex, under the Marriage Act 2015 of the Republic of Ireland; and

(b) the following laws as corresponding laws for the purpose of section 65A(2) of the Relationships Act 2003 :

(i) Marriage Act 1955 of New Zealand;

(ii) Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 of the United Kingdom;

(iii) Marriage Act 2015 of the Republic of Ireland.