Editing Common-law marriage (section)

===Australia===
{{See also|Australian family law}}
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[[Australia]] does not have common law marriage as it is understood under common law. The term used for relationships between any two persons who are not married, but are living in certain domestic circumstances, may vary between states and territories, although the term ''[[de facto relationship]]'' is often used.

Since March 1, 2009, de facto relationships have been recognized in the Family Law Act (Commonwealth), applicable in states that have referred their jurisdiction on de facto couples to the Commonwealth's jurisdiction. In [[Western Australia]], the only state that has not referred its jurisdiction, state legislation is still valid. There is also no federal recognition of de facto relationships existing outside of Australia (see [[Section 51(xxxvii) of the Australian Constitution]]), and so this is also a state matter. Regulation of ''de facto'' relations is a combination of federal and [[States and territories of Australia|state/territory]] laws.