Relationships Register Act 2016

This section applies to a registered relationship existing immediately before the recognition day if a person in the registered relationship was party to a recognised same sex marriage on the recognition day.

The registration of a registered relationship to which this section applies was, by force of this section, revoked on the recognition day.

If the Registrar becomes aware that a registered relationship was revoked under this section, the Registrar must note that fact in the

Register.

In this section—

recognised same sex marriage means a marriage that—

was solemnised before the recognition day; and

was recognised in Australia as valid on the recognition day because of Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms)

Act 2017 of the Commonwealth; and

would not have been recognised apart from that Part;

recognition day means the day on which

Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms)

Act 2017 of the Commonwealth commenced.