Recognition From Other Jurisdictions of Australia
Partnerships that are registered in Tasmania are not automatically recognised in most parts of Australia when travelling or moving interstate. Since being elected in 2007, the then current Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, had been encouraging all states to create relationship registers identical to Tasmania's model in order to create nationwide uniformity and consistent rights, while at the same time not supporting anything that appears too similar to marriage. The following jurisdictions currently recognise Tasmanian registered partnerships since 2012:
- Australian Capital Territory (civil union - was civil partnership)
- New South Wales (registered partnership)
- Victoria (Australia) (registered partnership)
- Queensland (Australia) (registered partnership - was civil partnership)
The Australian Commonwealth Government also recognises a Tasmanian registered partnership as a "de facto relationship" under federal law. De facto couples, whether same-sex or opposite-sex, are entitled to nearly all of the federal rights of marriage since 1 July 2009.
In September 2010, the Tasmanian parliament passed legislation to recognize out-of-state same-sex unions as a significant relationships.
Read more about this topic: Domestic Partnership In Tasmania
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