 In South Australia, the "Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006 (Number 43)", which took effect 1 June 2007, amended 97 acts, dispensing with the term "de facto" and categorising couples as "domestic partners".This meant same-sex couples and any two people who live together are covered by the same laws.In December 2016, the Parliament passed a law which creates a relationship register for same-sex couples and recognises the relationships of same-sex couples who had married or entered into an official union in other states and nations.