Relationship laws

  • Same-sex de facto partners provided with same entitlements as married partners
  • Civil union scheme enacted in 2010 provides same and opposite-sex couples with same entitlements as married partners, but no official ceremony. Civil unions from other states recognised in NSW.
  • State same-sex marriage legislation proposed

Parenting laws

  • Same-sex couples have parity with opposite-sex couples, including in adoption and surrogacy

Groups actively campaigning for marriage equality