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| Region | New South Wales |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2010 |
| End Date | Dec 9, 2017 |
| Description | Prior to the federal legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, New South Wales recognised same-sex marriages performed overseas. In November 2013, a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in the state narrowly failed by 21 votes to 19 in the upper house of the state Parliament. On 24 June 2015, the New South Wales state Parliament unanimously passed a motion pressuring the federal government to pass the Marriage Equality Bill 2015 to legalise same-sex marriage nationwide. |
| Sources | https://www.australianmarriageequality.org/2015/12/12/media-release-call-for-feds-to-recognise-overseas-same-sex-marriages-victoria-praised-for-marriage-initiative https://web.archive.org/web/20190730011206/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/vote-gay-marriage-fails-first-australian-state141113/ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-parliament-unanimous-vote-on-samesex-marriage-pressures-prime-minister-tony-abbott-to-allow-free-vote-20150624-ghwugu.html |
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edited by LovelyJubbly. Minor correction (changing "recognition" to "legalisation" in opening sentence because it makes more sense)
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| Description | Prior to the federal recognition of same-sex marriage in Australia, New South Wales recognised same-sex marriages performed overseas. In November 2013, a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in the state narrowly failed by 21 votes to 19 in the upper house of the state Parliament. On 24 June 2015, the New South Wales state Parliament unanimously passed a motion pressuring the federal government to pass the Marriage Equality Bill 2015 to legalise same-sex marriage nationwide. | Prior to the federal legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, New South Wales recognised same-sex marriages performed overseas. In November 2013, a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in the state narrowly failed by 21 votes to 19 in the upper house of the state Parliament. On 24 June 2015, the New South Wales state Parliament unanimously passed a motion pressuring the federal government to pass the Marriage Equality Bill 2015 to legalise same-sex marriage nationwide. |
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created by LovelyJubbly
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| Status | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2010 |
| End Date | Dec 9, 2017 |
| Description | Prior to the federal recognition of same-sex marriage in Australia, New South Wales recognised same-sex marriages performed overseas. In November 2013, a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in the state narrowly failed by 21 votes to 19 in the upper house of the state Parliament. On 24 June 2015, the New South Wales state Parliament unanimously passed a motion pressuring the federal government to pass the Marriage Equality Bill 2015 to legalise same-sex marriage nationwide. |
| Sources | https://www.australianmarriageequality.org/2015/12/12/media-release-call-for-feds-to-recognise-overseas-same-sex-marriages-victoria-praised-for-marriage-initiative https://web.archive.org/web/20190730011206/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/vote-gay-marriage-fails-first-australian-state141113/ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-parliament-unanimous-vote-on-samesex-marriage-pressures-prime-minister-tony-abbott-to-allow-free-vote-20150624-ghwugu.html |