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Bills of previous Parliaments

Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of bills homepages, the authoritative sources for verifying the progress of bills are the House of Representatives Votes and Proceedings and the Journals of the Senate.

Same-Sex Marriages Bill 2006 [2008]

Type	Private
Originating house	Senate
Status	Not Proceeding
Sponsor	STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha; BARTLETT, Andrew

Summary

Amends the Marriage Act 1961 to ensure that same-sex marriages are given equal status to heterosexual marriages, including repealing the definition of ‘marriage’ as the union between a man and a woman and repealing provisions which prevent same-sex marriages entered into under the law of another country from being recognised in Australia.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	15/06/06
Second reading moved	15/06/06
Lapsed at end of Parliament	12/02/08

Restored to Notice Paper	14/02/08

Senate
Lapsed at end of Parliament	28/09/10