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The court unanimously ruled that the ACT's Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 could not operate concurrently with the federal Marriage Act 1961.
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So basically what they need to do is rewrite the Marriage Act to accomodate gay marriage.
I don't know the Australian legislative system, but I guess this will require a two third majority in favor of doing so? Changing constitutional acts and whatnot, right? That's the way it is in my country.
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Originally posted by Beatfreak
Mess. I always thought AUS was very liberal.
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This probably isn't even a political statement though. The article merely says that gay marriage goes against another act, so the issue could just be technicalities that can be solved in the near future to make it work from a legal standpoint. Like simply changing a few words and definitions in this other act to make it "operate concurrently" with the Marriage Equality Act.