Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 3

Schedule 1--Amendments                                                                                                4

Part 1--Main amendments                                                                                         4

Marriage Act 1961                                                                                                      4

Part 2--Amendment of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984                      17

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                   17

Part 3--Amendments if Schedule 9 to the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 not yet commenced                                                                                            18

Marriage Act 1961                                                                                                    18

Part 4--Amendments once Schedule 9 to the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 commences                                                                                                     19

Marriage Act 1961                                                                                                    19

Part 5--Application and transitional provisions                                            20

Schedule 2--Additional amendment of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984               22

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                   22

Schedule 3--Consequential amendments                                                              23

Part 1--Attorney-General                                                                                         23

Acts Interpretation Act 1901                                                                                   23

Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955                                                        23

Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1963                                                                       24

Evidence Act 1995                                                                                                     24

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                                24

Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988                                                             26

Maintenance Orders (Commonwealth Officers) Act 1966                                 26

Marriage Act 1961                                                                                                    26

Part 2--Defence                                                                                                            28

Australian Defence Force Cover Act 2015                                                           28

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973                                   28

Part 3--Employment                                                                                                   29

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988                                          29

Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992                                     29

Part 4--Finance                                                                                                              30

Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999                                                       30

Governor-General Act 1974                                                                                    30

Judges' Pensions Act 1968                                                                                      30

Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948                                   30

Superannuation Act 1976                                                                                        30

Part 5--Immigration and Border Protection                                                   31

Migration Act 1958                                                                                                   31

Part 6--Veterans' Affairs                                                                                         32

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004                                       32

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988  32

Schedule 4--Additional application and transitional provisions            33

Part 1--Application and transitional provisions relating to family law matters  33

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                            33

Division 2--Matters under the Family Law Act 1975                                        33

Division 3--Matters under the Family Court Act 1997 (WA)                           37

Part 2--Other transitional provisions                                                                  41

Part 3--Transitional rules                                                                                          42

 

 

 

Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017

No. 129, 2017

 

An Act to amend the law relating to the definition of marriage and protect religious freedoms, and for related purposes

[Assented to 8 December 2017]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: