Relationships Regulations 2016

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Relationships Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 57/2016 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Laws prescribed to be corresponding laws 2 ═══════════════ -- 1 of 4 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2016 S.R. No. 57/2016 Relationships Act 2008 Relationships Regulations 2016 The Administrator of the State of Victoria as the Governor's deputy, with the advice of the Executive Council, makes the following Regulations: Dated: 15 June 2016 Responsible Minister: MARTIN PAKULA Attorney-General ANDREW ROBINSON Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe laws to be corresponding laws for the purpose of paragraph (a) of the definition of corresponding law in section 33A of the Relationships Act 2008. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 71 of the Relationships Act 2008. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2016. -- 2 of 4 -- Relationships Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 57/2016 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 Laws prescribed to be corresponding laws For the purpose of paragraph (a) of the definition of corresponding law in section 33A of the Relationships Act 2008, the following are prescribed laws— (a) Book 1, Civil Code of Québec, Canada; (b) Book 1, Dutch Civil Code of the Netherlands; (c) Chapter 572 Marriage, Part 1 and Chapter 572B Civil Unions, Hawaii Revised Statutes of the State of Hawaii, United States of America; (d) Civil Marriage Act 2005 of Canada; (e) Civil Partnership Act 2004 of the United Kingdom; (f) Civil Partnerships Act 2011 of Queensland; (g) Civil Union Act 2004 of New Zealand; (h) Civil Union Act 2006 of South Africa; (i) Civil Unions Act 2012 of the Australian Capital Territory; (j) Division 3 Marriage, Family Code of the State of California, United States of America; (k) Domestic Relations Law of the State of New York, United States of America; (l) Domestic Relationships Act 1994 of the Australian Capital Territory; (m) Marriage Act 1955 of New Zealand; (n) Marriage Act 1949 of the United Kingdom; (o) Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 of Scotland; -- 3 of 4 -- Relationships Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 57/2016 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (p) Relationships Register Act 2010 of New South Wales; (q) Section 4 and Part 2 of the Relationships Act 2003 of Tasmania; (r) Vital Statistics Act, Revised Statutes 1989, c. 494 of Nova Scotia, Canada. ═══════════════ -- 4 of 4 --