 Due to the High Court's ruling striking down the ACT's same-sex marriage law as invalid, the repeal of the Act was of no effect and civil unions continued to take place in the ACT until 2017.As of 2017, forming a new civil union is not possible as section 7 of the "Civil Union Act 2012" requires that potential couples be unable to marry under the "Marriage Act 1961".When same-sex marriage was legalised, it became legally impossible to form a civil union, though existing ones remain valid.