Queensland Consolidated Acts

CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS ACT 2011 - SECT 9

9 Decision on application

(1) On application under section 7 , and as soon as practicable after the end of the cooling-off period for the application, the registrar must—

(a) register the relationship as a civil partnership and make an endorsement to that effect on the application; or

(b) refuse to register the relationship as a civil partnership.

(2) The registrar must register the relationship as a civil partnership unless satisfied that—

(a) 1 or both of the persons do not meet the eligibility criteria mentioned in section 5 ; or

(b) 1 or both of the persons has withdrawn the application under section 8 (2) .

Note—

The registrar must enter particulars of a civil partnership in the register under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 , part 5A .