by Carol Burger | Oct 28, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
When the Same-Sex Marriage Bill was narrowly defeated in the Upper House last year the main concern of MLCs was the constitutionality of the Bill. Based on advice from people like former governor, Bill Cox, MLCs thought it unlikely the Bill would be upheld in the High...
by Jen | Oct 23, 2013 | Australian news, News, Uncategorized
Same sex marriage laws will be debated in the NSW Parliament next week after a group of MPs pushing for the reform received expert advice their bill can survive a challenge in the High Court. Labor MP Penny Sharpe – a member of the cross-party working group...
by Jen | Oct 22, 2013 | AME media releases, News
Leading constitutional law experts have warned that the ACT’s marriage equality reforms will remain vulnerable to a High Court challenge unless the ACT Government delivers on its commitment to pass amendments next week. The Human Rights Law Centre and Australian...
by Jen | Oct 22, 2013 | Australian news, News
The ACT government has scrambled to amend its same-sex marriage bill in a last-minute bid to safeguard the historic law from being struck down by the High Court. But marriage equality advocates were warning the government on Monday night that the bill was likely to be...
