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Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Not Proceeding
Portfolio	Attorney-General

Summary

Amends the: Marriage Act 1961 to: define marriage as a union of a man and a woman; and clarify that same-sex marriages entered into under the law of another country will not be recognised in Australia; and Family Law Act 1975 to prevent intercountry adoptions by same sex couples under multilateral or bilateral agreements or arrangements.

Progress of bill

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

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	27/05/04
Second reading moved	27/05/04
Second reading agreed to	17/06/04
Third reading agreed to	17/06/04

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	18/06/04
Second reading moved	18/06/04
Lapsed at end of Parliament	16/11/04