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threatened to quash the legislation after it was passed, but after discussions, the federal attorney general said the issue had been resolved satisfactorily, with the legislation to require that same-sex couples register their intention to hold a ceremony and opposite-sex couples be barred from entering into a civil partnership ceremony. The ACT Legislative Assembly introduced and passed the amendments when it sat next in Parliament. The Act was subsequently repealed as a result of the Territory's implementation of the Civil Unions Act 2012.
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The Marriage Act simply does not permit of the possibility that a State or Territory might clothe with the legal status of marriage (or a form of marriage) a union of these kinds. It leaves no room for a State or Territory legislature to create a status of 'bigamous marriage', 'polygamous marriage',
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on 26 August 2009, allowing ceremonies to be conducted with civil partnerships, which was the contentious item removed from the previous year's legislation. Labor initially accused the Greens of playing politics by resurrecting the issue, but unanimously backed the bill as a matter of principle as it
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In August 2012, the ACT's Civil Unions Bill passed after legal advice that the federal government had removed its ability to legislate for territorial and state same-sex marriage after it defined marriage as only between man and woman in the Marriage Amendment Act 2004. The Civil Unions Bill granted
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The ACT provided its submission to the Court on 25 November, arguing in response to the Commonwealth that "neither the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth.) nor the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth.) manifest an intention to be an exhaustive or exclusive statement of the law governing the institution of marriage". The
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challenge to the ACT marriage laws on 3 December, less than one week prior to the legislation going into effect. On 13 November, the Commonwealth submitted to the court its written submission, which contained arguments in support of the supposed constitutional and legal invalidity of the ACT's law,
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Under the legislation, same-sex marriages were allowed to be performed in the ACT from 7 December 2013. Couples were required to give a minimum one month's notice of intention to marry and 47 couples were eligible to marry in the period between 7 and 12 December, when the High Court struck down the
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made plain (if it was not already plain) that the federal marriage law is a comprehensive and exhaustive statement of the law of marriage...These particular provisions of the Marriage Act, read in the context of the whole Act, necessarily contain the implicit negative proposition that the kind of
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The only issue which this Court can decide is a legal issue. Is the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013, enacted by the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory, inconsistent with either or both of two Acts of the federal Parliament: the Marriage Act 1961 and the Family Law Act
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In May 2008, after several attempts to amend the scheme, ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell announced the Territory had abandoned its civil partnerships legislation, eliminated any ceremonial aspects, and settled for a system of relationship registers virtually identical to the ones operating in
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The bill was approved by legislators on 11 November after an amendment was inserted banning opposite-sex couples from having a civil partnership ceremony. This made the ACT the first territory in the country to legalise civil partnerships ceremonies for same-sex couples. The federal government
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Katy Gallagher said. "We would prefer to see the federal parliament legislate for a nationally consistent scheme, but in the absence of this we will act for the people of the ACT." The Marriage Equality Bill 2013 enabled couples who were not able to marry under the Commonwealth
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on 8 May 2008, giving same-sex couples increased access to superannuation, taxation and social security law reforms. While legislative ceremonies were removed from the Bill, an administrative ceremony may be performed by a representative the ACT Register-General. The
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said that the draft bill "will not satisfy the Commonwealth", which would intervene unless the bill was changed. The Stanhope Government changed the specified parts of the bill; however, according to Ruddock, other changes were made that circumvented these changes.
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made the announcement that it would put forward a bill that would legalise same-sex marriage, following a decade-long attempt to legislate in the area. "We’ve been pretty clear on this issue for some time now and there’s overwhelming community support for this,"
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to enter into a marriage in the ACT. It provided for solemnisation, eligibility, dissolution and annulment, as well as regulatory requirements and notice of intentions in relation to same-sex marriages. The bill was debated in the
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laws. ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell made the territory's position clear, stating "It's still our intention to give the same level of recognition provided for in the Civil Unions Act." A second ACT bill, the
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challenged the law shortly after passage and the High Court voided the legislation on 12 December 2013. The 31 same-sex marriages that had been performed under the ACT legislation were consequently void.
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Under the Constitution and federal law as it now stands, whether same sex marriage should be provided for by law (as a majority of the Territory Legislative Assembly decided) is a matter for the federal
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The ACT was the first jurisdiction in Australia to legally recognise same-sex couples in 1994. It was the second to allow joint adoption petitions by same-sex couples in 2003, following
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It follows that the provisions of the ACT Act which provide for marriage under that Act cannot operate concurrently with the Marriage Act and accordingly are inoperative.
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Recognition of a "declaration of family relationship" is available in 68 of Cambodia’s communes which may be useful in matters such as housing, but is not legally binding.
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legalised same-sex marriage nationwide in December 2017. The new law came into effect in the ACT, and throughout the nation, on 9 December 2017. After the signing of the
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Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
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Government to get end discrimination against gay men, lesbians, transgender people, their partners and their children in all ACT laws and statutes. These acts were:
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In December 2006, the Australian Capital Territory government indicated that it would proceed with new legislation recognising same sex unions based on the
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on 11 May 2006. After the law had come into force on 9 June 2006, Ruddock announced that the Commonwealth would move to overrule it. On 13 June 2006, the
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and the newly elected Labor government, discussions about reintroducing a revised civil partnerships bill began again. Unlike his predecessor,
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was the first jurisdiction in Australia to pass such legislation, attracting national attention and sparking a conflict between the ACT and the
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law. In total, 31 same-sex couples elected to marry in the 5-day period between the law's implementation and its subsequent annulment by the
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many of the same rights to same-sex couples as people married under the Marriage Act. The Act was not challenged by the
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The Court went further to clarify the extent of the inconsistency of the ACT law with the federal law by stating that:
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was criticised heavily by opposition parties and civil rights advocates, and on 15 June 2006 a motion was moved in the
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Guardianship agreements, conferring some limited legal benefits, including decisions about medical and personal care.
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passed the Legislative Assembly in 2012. Previously, identical legislation was successfully rejected by the federal
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The High Court issued its ruling on 12 December 2013, striking down the ACT's law as inconsistent with the federal
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for same-sex or opposite-sex couples, providing equal legal recognition with marriage under territory law. The
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marriage provided for by the Act is the only kind of marriage that may be formed or recognised in Australia.
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Marriages conducted abroad between a Namibian national and a foreign spouse recognized for residency rights.
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Inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
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to overturn it and reinstate the legislation. This motion was defeated 32-30 by the majority
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Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 § In the High Court: Commonwealth v ACT (2013)
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went before the ACT Legislative Assembly, but quickly stalled. In February 2008,
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and wanted to reaffirm their vows, and for couples registered in a civil union.
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In its judgment which struck down the ACT's marriage law, the Court held that:
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The ACT Government says 47 couples have lodged papers to get married (Source:
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Passage of Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
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obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of
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had significant constitutional concerns with respect to the ACT bill.
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The first legislation to officially recognise same-sex couples in the
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in Australia to have independently legalised same-sex marriage. The
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stating that the law is "inconsistent" with the provisions of the
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Recognition of same-sex unions in the Australian Capital Territory
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Nine years later, six extra acts came into force, passed by the
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Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
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nullified a same-sex marriage law that had been passed by the
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On 13 September 2013, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
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Legislation (Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Amendment Act 2003
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in 2006. In 2013, the Legislative Assembly voted to legalise
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The Australian Capital Territory is unique in being the only
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in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
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The Governor-General was provided with this power by the
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2013 (ACT) was invalid as inconsistent with the federal
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Government would not allow civil unions, and reiterated
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of the Commonwealth submitted to the High Court that:
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responded to the proposed ACT legislation, saying the
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to make laws with respect to marriage in Australia.
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