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Objective of the Bill

The Bill seeks to reinstate legislative provisions removed in 2012 in respect of legally recognised partnerships between two adults, to:

• allow a state-sanctioned ceremony prior to registration of a civil partnership
• allow such a relationship to be registered as a ‘civil partnership’, rather than a ‘registered relationship’. 

The Bill would also support the transition to a digitised births, deaths and marriages registration service, establishing electronic lodgement as the means of lodgement for births and deaths.  It would recognise the validity of digitised copies of source documents relating to registrations of life events, the same legal status as the original paper versions. 

Other Information

Public Hearing and Briefing

A public hearing was held on Tuesday, 3 November 2015.  The broadcast footage can be viewed here until replaced by more recent footage.  The transcript can be viewed under the Related Publications tab.

Referral

On 17 September 2015, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills, introduced the Relationships (Civil Partnerships) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2015 into the Queensland Parliament.  In accordance with Standing Order 131 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, the Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (the committee) for detailed consideration.

By motion of the House the committee is required to report to the Parliament by 17 November 2015.

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