Social:Relationship register
A relationship register is an alternative to marriage that provides legal proof of a relationship. This may be useful in issues relating to tax, retirement accounts, government payments, immigration or medical emergencies. Most states and territories in Australia provide a relationship register,[1] and similar registers exist in other jurisdictions, such as the Canadian province of Manitoba.[2]
Effect on marriage statistics
Relationships recorded in these registers are not included in Australian marriage statistics, which the Australian Bureau of Statistics identified as a possible data anomaly. While marriage rates have declined, the recently introduced relationship registers have grown in use.[1] Although some couples have registered relationships because they are prohibited from marrying under the federal Marriage Act 1961 as amended by the Marriage Amendment Act 2004,[3] other couples have registered as an alternative to marriage, thus reducing the marriage rate.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Changing Nature of Marriage in Australia". 30 November 2016. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3310.0Feature%20Article12015?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3310.0&issue=2015&num=&view=. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Registering or dissolving a common-law relationship...". Vital Statistics Agency, Division of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Manitoba Department of Finance. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070629183813/http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/Common-law.html. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Fact file: High Court decision on ACT same-sex marriage laws" (in en-AU). 13 December 2013. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-13/fact-file-high-court-decision-on-act-same-sex-marriage/5155754. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship register.
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