Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010
An Act to amend the Relationships Act 2003
[Royal Assent 14 October 2010]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010 .
This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.
In this Act, the Relationships Act 2003 is referred to as the Principal Act.
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of corresponding law .
5. Part 6A inserted
After section 65 of the Principal Act , the following Part is inserted:PART 6A - Recognition of Relationships Under Corresponding Laws65A. Relationships registered under corresponding laws
(1) The parties to a relationship that is of a prescribed class and registered under a corresponding law are taken to be parties to a significant relationship that is registered under Part 2.(2) In this section a reference to a "corresponding law" is a reference to a law of another State, a Territory or an overseas jurisdiction that is prescribed as a corresponding law.
This Act is repealed on the ninetieth day from the day on which it commences.
[Second reading presentation speech made in:
House of Assembly on 31 AUGUST 2010
Legislative Council on 29 SEPTEMBER 2010]