Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends 68 Acts to: extend the meaning of ‘de facto partner’, ‘child’ and ‘parent’ to include same-sex relationships; introduce a tracing rule to identify family relationships; and provide for transitional arrangements, including empowering the Governor-General to make regulations of a transitional nature.

Progress

House of Representatives
04 Sep 2008	Introduced and read a first time
04 Sep 2008	Second reading moved
22 Sep 2008	Second reading debate
23 Sep 2008	Second reading debate
24 Sep 2008	Second reading agreed to
24 Sep 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
24 Sep 2008	Introduced and read a first time
24 Sep 2008	Second reading moved
12 Nov 2008	Second reading debate
12 Nov 2008	Second reading agreed to
12 Nov 2008	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to
24 Nov 2008	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 107 Government agreed to Requests details: 2 Government agreed to

House of Representatives
25 Nov 2008	Consideration of Senate message Details: House made Senate requested amendments

Senate
26 Nov 2008	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
27 Nov 2008	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

27 Nov 2008	Text of bill as passed both Houses
09 Dec 2008	Assent Act no.: 144 Year: 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5634] HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Australian Greens [sheet 5614] HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Government [sheet QH401]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate
Schedules of the requests by the Senate for amendments and the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (04/09/2008): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Comittee
Committee report (14/10/2008)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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