Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
The Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, which legalises same-sex marriage in Australia by amending the Marriage Act 1961 to allow marriage between two persons of marriageable age, regardless of their gender. Introduced as a private member's bill by Western Australian Senator Dean Smith of the Liberal Party following the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, the bill passed the Parliament on 7 December 2017. It received royal assent on the following day and came into effect on 9 December 2017.
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Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
The Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, which legalises same-sex marriage in Australia by amending the Marriage Act 1961 to allow marriage between two persons of marriageable age, regardless of their gender. Introduced as a private member's bill by Western Australian Senator Dean Smith of the Liberal Party following the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, the bill passed the Parliament on 7 December 2017. It received royal assent on the following day and came into effect on 9 December 2017.
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2017-11-15
2017-12-04
2nd reading
2017-11-28
2017-12-07
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2017-11-29
2017-12-07
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2017-12-09
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2017-12-07
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same-sex marriage
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An Act to amend the law relati ...... doms, and for related purposes
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royal assent
2017-12-08
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Marriage Amendment Act 2017
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Current
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Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
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