THE LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

 

 

The Liberal Party has yet to respond to our survey.

 

 

AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGE EQUALITY
PARTY SURVEY FOR THE 2010 FEDERAL ELECTION

Does your party support an amendment to the Marriage Act to allow same sex couples to marry?

 

If so, what will your party do in the next term of government to ensure this reform occurs?

 

If not, what are your specific reasons for denying same-sex partners full legal equality?

 

In 2009 the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into marriage equality made the following two recommendation. Does your party support the implementation of these recommendations in the next term of government?

The committee recommends that the Government review (by reference to the Australian Law Reform Commission, or some other appropriate mechanism) relationship recognition arrangements with the aim of developing a nationally consistent framework to provide official recognition for same sex couples and equal rights under federal and state laws.

The committee recommends that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issue Certificates of Non-Impediment to couples of the same sex on the same basis as they are issued for couples of different sexes.

 

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