New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 16 June 2005, prescribe types of overseas relationships that are recognised in New Zealand as civil unions.
If a type of overseas relationship is recognised in New Zealand as a civil union, then a person who has entered into that type of relationship has the same rights and obligations in New Zealand as if that person had entered into a civil union in New Zealand under the Civil Union Act 2004.
