Tasmanian Numbered Acts

RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2003 (NO. 44 OF 2003)

- Act 44 of 2003
- Royal Assent 17 September 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Significant relationships
   5.      Caring relationships
   6.      Personal relationships
   7.      Family relationships
   8.      Application of Act
   9.      Other remedy and relief not excluded
   10.     Declaration of interests in property

   PART 2 - Registration of Deed of Relationship

   11.     Application to register deed of relationship
   12.     Withdrawal of application
   13.     Registration of deed of relationship
   14.     Effect of registration of deed of relationship
   15.     Revocation of deed of relationship
   16.     Notice of revocation
   17.     When does revocation take place?
   18.     Court may order revocation of deed of relationship

   PART 3 - The Relationships Register Division 1 - Keeping the
   Register

   19.     The Register

           Division 2 - Access to, and certification of, Register entries

   20.     Access to Register
   21.     Search of Register
   22.     Protection of privacy
   23.     Issue of certificate
   24.     Access policies
   25.     Review
   26.     False or misleading statements
   27.     Unauthorised access to or interference with Register
   28.     Falsification of certificate
   29.     Immunity from liability
   30.     Fees

   PART 4 - Jurisdiction

   31.     Limit of jurisdiction of Magistrates Court
   32.     Stay and transfer of proceedings
   33.     Transfer of proceedings from Magistrates Court
   34.     Transfer of proceedings from Supreme Court
   35.     Courts aiding each other

   PART 5 - Proceedings for financial adjustment and maintenance

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   36.     Application for adjustment or maintenance
   37.     Prerequisites for making of order
   38.     Time limit for making application
   39.     Order to end financial relationship

           Division 2 - Adjustment of interest in property

   40.     Order for adjustment
   41.     Adjournment because of significant change in circumstances
   42.     Adjournment because of proceedings in Family Court
   43.     Deferment of order
   44.     Death before order made
   45.     Death after order made

           Division 3 - Maintenance

   46.     Right to maintenance
   47.     Order for maintenance
   48.     Interim maintenance
   49.     Subsequent relationship or marriage
   50.     Cessation of order
   51.     Recovery of arrears
   52.     Variation of order for periodic maintenance
   53.     Other maintenance orders not to be varied

           Division 4 - General

   54.     Orders of court
   55.     Execution of instruments
   56.     Ex parte orders
   57.     Variation and setting aside of orders
   58.     Transactions to defeat claims
   59.     Interests of other parties

   PART 6 - Agreements

   60.     Entering into agreements
   61.     Agreements subject to law of contract
   62.     Effect of agreements in certain proceedings
   63.     Variation of terms of cohabitation and separation agreements
   64.     Revocation of agreements
   65.     Effect of death of partner

   PART 7 - Miscellaneous

   66.     Declaration of existence of personal relationship
   67.     Enforcement of orders for payment
   68.     Costs
   69.     Enforcement of other orders
   70.     Rules of court
   71.     Regulations
   72.     Administration of Act
   73.     Savings and transitional
   74.     De Facto Relationship Act 1999 repealed
   75.     De Facto Relationship Regulations 2000 rescinded


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