Current Version
| Region | Queensland |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unregistered cohabitation |
| Start Date | Dec 13, 2002 |
| End Date | Dec 8, 2017 |
| Description | With the 2002 Discrimination Law Amendment Act, the Queensland government amended several pieces of legislation, granting several rights to unregistered domestic partners. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101632/http://www3.austlii.edu.au/au/other/liac/hot_topic/hottopic/2005/3/2.html https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-2002-074 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote |
Revision History (4)
edited by jadeywadey. moving the entry
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | Unregistered cohabitation |
| Start Date | Dec 9, 2017 | Dec 13, 2002 |
| End Date | (none) | Dec 8, 2017 |
| Description | Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day. | With the 2002 Discrimination Law Amendment Act, the Queensland government amended several pieces of legislation, granting several rights to unregistered domestic partners. |
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| Sources | https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/what-do-the-samesex-marriage-laws-actually-say/news-story/3c7e8c418fb6c2b15d39b36c948aa76c https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/world/australia/gay-marriage-same-sex.html | https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101632/http://www3.austlii.edu.au/au/other/liac/hot_topic/hottopic/2005/3/2.html https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-2002-074 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Civil unions (marriage rights) | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 9, 2017 |
| Description | No | Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day. |
| Sources | No | https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/what-do-the-samesex-marriage-laws-actually-say/news-story/3c7e8c418fb6c2b15d39b36c948aa76c https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/world/australia/gay-marriage-same-sex.html |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Banned | Civil unions (marriage rights) |
| Description | only part of Australia that it is not legal. | No |