That the Senate—

(a) congratulates the South Australian Parliament on the recent passage of the Statutes Amendment (Equal Superannuation Entitlements for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2002;

(b) welcomes South Australia in joining with Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory as jurisdictions that have ended discrimination against same-sex couples under superannuation law;

(c) regrets that the Commonwealth has failed to address this discrimination under federal law; and

(d) calls on the Government to end the discrimination against same-sex couples that is contained within the Commonwealth Superannuation Act.