Recommendation 224

a) Amend the federal Marriage Act to allow same-sex couples to marry by changing the definition of marriage,
b) and provide full recognition of same-sex marriages from overseas
State
Sweden
Issue
Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks
Population group
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or intersex (LGBTI) people
Australian Government Agency and/or Jurisdiction
• Attorney-General’s Department
Australia's Response
Notes
Australia's Position
Responsibility for marriage laws in Australia rests with the Australian Government. On 7 December 2017, the Australian Parliament passed legislation to amend the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth) to redefine marriage as ‘the union of 2 people to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life’. From 9 December 2017 the right to marry under Australian law will no longer be determined by sex or gender.