A new Tasmanian law recognising civil partnerships and same-sex marriages from other places came into effect on April 1st.
An amendment to the Relationships Act, passed in September last year, allows the Tasmanian Government to automatically recognise interstate civil partnerships and overseas civil partnerships and same-sex marriages after each scheme has been through an assessment process.
From April 1st, civil partnerships from Victoria, NSW, the ACT, New Zealand and the UK will be automatically recognised in Tasmania, along with civil partnerships and same-sex marriages from all thirteen Canadian provinces.
Partnerships and marriages from other jurisdictions are currently being assessed.
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