Domestic partnership in Tasmania
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The Australian state of Tasmania does not recognize
same-sex marriage. However, the Relationships Act
2003 provides for recognition and registration of a type of domestic
partnership in two distinct categories--Significant Relationships and Caring Relationships. These
relationships do not confer all the rights and benefits of marriage.
Significant relationships
From 1 January 2004, both same-sex and mixed-sex couples can register a Significant Relationship if both are unrelated, unmarried adults living in Tasmania. By April 4, 2006, only 63 opposite-sex and same-sex couples had registered, and one male same-sex couple unregistered.[1]
Caring relationships
Likewise, two adults residing in Tasmania, related or not, can register a Caring Relationship if one provides the other with domestic support and personal care. The parties cannot be married to each other, cannot be in an existing significant or caring relationship, and neither can be receiving payment for the care of the other either from employment or government departments.
Rights and benefits
Both types of relationships provide some rights in the following areas:[1]
- Superannuation (pension/retirement benefits)
- Taxation
- Insurance
- Health Care
- Hospital Visitation
- Wills
- Property Division
- Employment Conditions (such as parenting and bereavement leave)
Foreign recognition
British law recognizes Significant Relationships as equivalent to civil partnerships in the United Kingdom. The American state of New Jersey recognizes Significant Relationships as equivalent to domestic partnerships in New Jersey, but not civil unions in New Jersey.
Registration
Applications for Significant or Caring Relationships can be registered in person or by mail by filing an application for a Deed of Relationship with the Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Hobart. As of July 2007, the registration fee was AUS$137.50.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Relationships Act: The Tasmanian Approach"</. Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples (2006-04-03). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ Births, Deaths, and Marriages: Relationships. Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Department of Justice. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
External links
- Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
- Text of the Tasmanian Relationships Act 2003
- Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples: "Relationships Act: The Tasmanian Approach"
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