Civil Union Act 2004

Schedule 2 Prohibited degrees of civil union

s 3

1

Person A and person B are within the prohibited degrees of civil union if person A is person B’s—

1grandparent
2parent
3child
4grandchild
5sibling
6parent’s sibling
7sibling’s child
8grandparent’s spouse or civil union partner
9parent’s spouse or civil union partner
10spouse’s or civil union partner’s parent
11spouse’s or civil union partner’s grandparent
12spouse’s or civil union partner’s child
13child’s spouse or civil union partner
14grandchild’s spouse or civil union partner
15spouse’s or civil union partner’s grandchild
2

The prohibited degrees of civil union apply whether the relationships described are by the whole blood or by the half blood.

3

In this schedule, spouse and civil union partner includes a former spouse or former civil union partner, whether alive or deceased, and whether the marriage or civil union was terminated by death, dissolution, or otherwise.