RBDM De facto partners policy

Making a request after 23 June 2024

On 24 June 2024, new laws start that affect de facto partners in Queensland.

This policy explains the:

• legal definition of a de facto relationship
• process for recording a de facto relationship on a registration
• process if there is a dispute about a de facto relationship
• evidence needed to prove a de facto relationship existed
• decision-making process when recording a de facto relationship on a birth or death.