Civil Unions Act 2012

This section applies if a party (or parties) to a civil union give the registrar-general a termination notice.

On application by a party to the civil union, the Supreme Court may make an order that the termination notice is not effective if the court considers that it is not the intention, or is no longer the intention, of the party (or parties) who gave the notice to end the civil union.

If an application mentioned in subsection (2) has been made but not decided within 12 months after the day the termination notice is given, the application stays the operation of the notice until the application is decided.

If the Supreme Court makes an order under this section, the court must give a copy of the order to the registrar-general.