South Australia
Relationships Register Regulations 2017
under the Relationships Register Act 2016

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Entry of particulars in Register on commencement of registered relationship
5	Information and material accompanying application for revocation of registration
6	Entry of particulars in Register on revocation of registration
7	Corresponding law registered relationships
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Relationships Register Regulations 2017.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on the day on which the Relationships Register Act 2016 comes into operation.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Relationships Register Act 2016;
parent includes—
	(a)	the mother and father of the child; and
	(b)	the mother and co‑parent of the child (within the meaning of the Family Relationships Act 1975); and
	(c)	the parent of a child under an order under section 10HB of the Family Relationships Act 1975.
4—Entry of particulars in Register on commencement of registered relationship
For the purposes of section 8(2) of the Act, the particulars that are required to be entered in the Register are—
	(a)	in respect of each person in the relationship—
	(i)	the person's name; and
	(ii)	the person's occupation; and
	(iii)	the person's principal place of residence; and
	(iv)	the person's date and place of birth; and
	(v)	the name of the person's parents; and
	(b)	the date on which the entry relating to the relationship is made in the Register.
5—Information and material accompanying application for revocation of registration
	(1)	For the purposes of section 10(2)(b) of the Act—
	(a)	notice of the application to revoke the registration of a relationship must be served by the applicant on the other person in the relationship—
	(i)	personally; or
	(ii)	by leaving the notice for the person at the person's last known residential address or with someone apparently over the age of 16 years at that address; and
	(b)	proof of service of the notice must be provided to the Registrar in the form of a statutory declaration setting out—
	(i)	the name of the person served; and
	(ii)	the method of service; and
	(iii)	the time and date of service.
	(2)	For the purposes of section 10(2)(d) of the Act, an application to revoke the registration of a relationship must be accompanied by the following information in relation to each person in the relationship:
	(a)	the person's name;
	(b)	the person's date and place of birth;
	(c)	the date on which the relationship was registered under the Act.
6—Entry of particulars in Register on revocation of registration
For the purposes of section 13(1)(c) of the Act—
	(a)	the date on which the Registrar makes an entry relating to the revocation of a registered relationship must be included in the Register; and
	(b)	the Registrar must specify the reason the registered relationship ended, whether—
	(i)	because it was revoked in accordance with section 12 of the Act; or
	(ii)	by virtue of an event as set out in section 13(1)(a) or (b) of the Act.
7—Corresponding law registered relationships
For the purposes of section 26(1) of the Act, each of the following laws is declared to be a corresponding law:
	(a)	the Civil Partnerships Act 2011 of Queensland;
	(b)	the Civil Unions Act 2012 of the Australian Capital Territory;
	(c)	the Domestic Relationships Act 1994 of the Australian Capital Territory;
	(d)	section 4 and Part 2 of the Relationships Act 2003 of Tasmania;
	(e)	the Relationships Act 2008 of Victoria;
	(f)	the Relationships Register Act 2010 of New South Wales;
	(g)	Book 1 of the Civil Code of Québec, Canada;
	(h)	the Domestic Relations Law of the State of New York, United States of America;
	(i)	Book 1 of the Dutch Civil Code of the Netherlands;
	(j)	Chapter 572 Marriage, Part 1 and Chapter 572B Civil Unions, Hawaii Revised Statutes of the State of Hawaii, United States of America;
	(k)	the Civil Marriage Act 2005 of Canada;
	(l)	the Civil Partnership Act 2004 of the United Kingdom;
	(m)	the Civil Union Act 2004 of New Zealand;
	(n)	the Civil Union Act 2006 of South Africa;
	(o)	the Marriage Act 1949 of the United Kingdom;
	(p)	the Marriage Act 1955 of New Zealand
	(q)	Division 3 of the Marriage, Family Code of the State of California, United States of America;
	(r)	the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 of Scotland;
	(s)	the Vital Statistics Act, Revised Statutes 1989, c494 of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	Variations of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text.
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2017	212	Gazette 1.8.2017 p3062 	1.8.2017: r 2	
2020	215	Gazette 18.6.2020 p3418	1.9.2020: r 2