Rules for civil partnership
Part of the Civil partnerships topic
Understand the rules you need to follow to register or end a civil partnership in Queensland.
In short
A civil partnership is a way for couples to have their relationship legally recognised.
It gives couples similar legal recognition and rights as married couples without getting married.
There are rules you must follow to:
You must
To register a civil partnership you must:
- apply to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- be 18 years or older to apply
- have at least 1 partner who lives in Queensland
- acknowledge that both partners have read the legal effect of a civil partnership.
To end a civil partnership you must:
- apply to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- if you are applying by yourself, provide us with a statutory declaration confirming:
- you provided a copy of the application to your partner
- how you gave it to them
- the registered post tracking number if you sent it to them by registered post.
You cannot
To register a civil partnership you cannot:
- apply for someone else
- register a civil partnership with your:
- parent
- grandparent
- child
- grandchild
- brother or sister
- half-sibling
- register a civil partnership if you or your partner are already in a civil partnership or married
- request a shortening of the 10-day cooling off period.
To end a civil partnership you cannot:
- request a shortening of the 90-day termination period.