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[1.7] Section 18 (1) (b)

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, whether married or not,

substitute

, whether or not married or in a civil union,

[1.8] Section 18 (4) (a)

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(a) married or in a civil union and not living separately and apart from his or her spouse or civil union partner; or

Part 1.3 Adoption Regulation 1993

[1.9] Section 11 (b) (viii) and (ix)

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(viii) if married or in a civil union—date and place of marriage or civil union;

(ix) if not married or in a civil union—whether in another domestic partnership or single;

Schedule 1

Proposed new amendments 1.9A and 1.9B

Page 20, line 2—

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[1.9A] Long title

after

marriages

insert

, civil unions

[1.9B] Section 4, definition of adult, paragraph (b)

after

married

insert

or in a civil union

Schedule 1, amendment 1.10

Page 20, line 3—

substitute

[1.10] Section 16 (3) (b)

after