Gay Marriage - HISTORY
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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017.The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.
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(Marriage Amendment Act 2004 (Cth), FEDERAL REGISTER OF LEGISLATION; Marriage Amendment Bill 2004, PARLIAMENT OF AUSTRALIA (last visited Dec. 7, 2017); Kim Haines, Marriage Amendment Bill 2004 (Bills Digest No. 5 2003-04, July 20, 2004).) Marriage was defined as “the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily
Marriage Act 1961 - Federal Register of Legislation
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SAME-SEX marriage is officially legal in Australia after the Governor-General signed off on the historic laws today. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull …
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1961: Australia introduces its first Marriage Act, which does not include a formal definition of marriage. 2004: Marriage Act is amended to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman to the
Same-sex marriage bill in Australia passes the Senate
Australia has officially become the 26th country to legalise same-sex marriage after the law was passed on Thursday with the overwhelming backing of the Federal Parliament.
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(Marriage Amendment Act 2004 (Cth), FEDERAL REGISTER OF LEGISLATION; Marriage Amendment Bill 2004, PARLIAMENT OF AUSTRALIA (last visited Dec. 7, 2017); Kim Haines, Marriage Amendment Bill 2004 (Bills Digest No. 5 2003-04, July 20, 2004).) Marriage was defined as “the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily
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There were in fact two Bills the first (the Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004) contained amendments to define marriage and to preclude recognition of overseas same-sex marriages in Australia, but also included amendments to prevent same-sex couples adopting children from overseas.
Timeline of same-sex marriage laws | SBS News
In the landmark 2015 case Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, making gay
Same-sex marriage in Australia - Wikipedia
An Act relating to Marriage. Part I — Preliminary. 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Marriage Act 1961.. 2 Commencement (1) Sections 1, 2 and 3, subsection 5(1), section 9, Parts III and VIII and section 120 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
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