Comments on: Calls for law reform after deceased UK man denied recognition of same-sex marriage in South Australia /news/national-news/south-australia/calls-for-law-reform-after-deceased-uk-man-denied-recognition-of-same-sex-marriage-in-south-australia/144759 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 21:23:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Scott /news/national-news/south-australia/calls-for-law-reform-after-deceased-uk-man-denied-recognition-of-same-sex-marriage-in-south-australia/144759#comment-543552 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 21:23:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=144759#comment-543552 CIVIL UNIONS ACT 2012 – SECT 27

Civil unions under corresponding laws
(1) A regulation may provide that a relationship under a law of a State, external territory or foreign country (a corresponding law ) is a civil union for territory law.

(2) However, a regulation must not provide that a relationship under a corresponding law is a civil union for territory law unless, under the corresponding law, the relationship—

(a) must be between 2 people; and

(b) must be entered into consensually; and

(c) must not be entered into by people who are in a prohibited relationship with each other; and

(d) must not be entered into by people who may marry each other under the Marriage Act 1961

(Cwlth) or a law of an external territory or foreign country if the marriage can be recognised under that Act

]]> By: Scott /news/national-news/south-australia/calls-for-law-reform-after-deceased-uk-man-denied-recognition-of-same-sex-marriage-in-south-australia/144759#comment-543550 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 21:20:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=144759#comment-543550 Correction the ACT also recognises marriages and civil unions from overseas as well, under the ACT Civil Union Act 2012! SSO is so full of spelling/grammar errors, mistakes and incorrect information!

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