1   Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Relationships Register Regulation 2010.

2   Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2010 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

3   Definitions

(1)  In this Regulation:

the Act means the Relationships Register Act 2010.

(2)  Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

4   Recognition of interstate legislation and registrations

(1)  The following laws are prescribed as corresponding laws for the purpose of the definition of corresponding law in section 4 (1) of the Act:

(a)  the Relationships Act 2003 of Tasmania,

(b)  the Relationships Act 2008 of Victoria,

(c)  the Civil Partnerships Act 2008 of the Australian Capital Territory,

(d)  the Relationships Act 2011 of Queensland.

(2)  The following classes of relationships are interstate registered relationships for the purposes of the Act:

(a)  significant relationships for which deeds of relationship have been registered, and are in force, under the Relationships Act 2003 of Tasmania,

(b)  registered domestic relationships within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2008 of Victoria,

(c)  civil partnerships for which registration is in force under the Civil Partnerships Act 2008 of the Australian Capital Territory,

(d)  relationships for which registration as a registered relationship is in force under the Relationships Act 2011 of Queensland.

5   Fees

(1)  The fee for an application for registration of a relationship is $151.

(2)  The fee for an application to revoke registration of a relationship is $76.

(3)  The Registrar may, in appropriate cases, waive or refund the whole or part of a fee for an application.

6   Service of notice of revocation application

(1)  A notice of an application to revoke registration of a relationship, made by one person in a registered relationship, is to be served on the other person in the registered relationship by serving a copy of the application:

(a)  personally in accordance with rule 10.21 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, or

(b)  by sending it by registered post, addressed to the person, to the person’s business or residential address.

(2)  Proof of service of the notice is to be provided to the Registrar by way of a statutory declaration by the person who served the notice personally or caused it to be sent by registered post setting out the person’s name, the method of service and the date and time of service.

7   Notification of registration to authorities of other jurisdictions

The Registrar may provide information about the registration of relationships in this State to the registration authorities under corresponding laws.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Table of amending instruments

Relationships Register Regulation 2010 (336). LW 1.7.2010. Date of commencement, 1.7.2010, cl 2. This Regulation has been amended as follows:

Table of amendments