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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registration of information - Marriages and civil unions - Dissolution of marriage or civil union

61: Registration of dissolution of marriage or civil union

You could also call this:

"Recording when a marriage or civil union ends"

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You can register information about a marriage or civil union that has ended. The Registrar-General does this by adding the details to the record of that marriage or civil union. This is done using the information provided under section 60.

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Marriages and civil unions: Dissolution of marriage or civil union

61Registration of dissolution of marriage or civil union

  1. The Registrar-General may register the information provided under section 60 in relation to a marriage or civil union in the record for that marriage or civil union.

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