New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) A Registrar may solemnise a civil union if—
(a) the Registrar is satisfied that the civil union is not prohibited by this Act; and
(b) the Registrar is satisfied that the requirements of this Act have been complied with; and
(c) the Registrar is satisfied that—
(i) no notice of objection to the civil union has been lodged under section 21; or
(ii) if a notice of objection has been lodged, it has been withdrawn or discharged; and
(d) the solemnisation does not take place—
(i) before the third day after notice of the intended civil union has been given under section 11, unless the Registrar is satisfied that the parties to the intended civil union would be inconvenienced by the delay; or
(ii) more than 3 months after the date on which notice of the intended civil union was given (or, where a notice of objection has been lodged, more than 3 months after the date on which the notice of objection was withdrawn or discharged).
(2) During the solemnisation, in the presence of the Registrar and at least 2 witnesses, each party must make a clear statement to the other that—
(a) names both parties; and
(b) acknowledges that they are freely joining in a civil union with each other.
(3) No Registrar is obliged to solemnise a civil union on a day that is not a working day.
