Domestic partnership in Tasmania
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[edit] Significant Relationships in Tasmania
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 categories of relationships--significant and caring.
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.
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.
As of December 2006, applications for Significant Relationships can be filed in person or by mail with the Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Hobart, along with a fee of AU$133.10.
British law recognizes Significant Relationships as equivalent to civil partnerships in the United Kingdom.
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