Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsThe objects of this Act are to promote the following:
(a) the integrity of the responses provided to, and of the results of the process conducted by, the Statistician, for the purposes of the Census and Statistics (Statistical Information) Direction 2017 , relating to whether the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry;
(b) proper and respectful public comments on marriage law survey matter by ensuring that those making public comments are accountable for them;
(c) the ability of persons, or groups of persons, to hold and express views in relation to the marriage law survey question without vilification, in order to ensure that the integrity of the responses provided to, and of the results of the process conducted by, the Statistician for the purposes of the Census and Statistics (Statistical Information) Direction 2017 is not undermined or impaired by the adverse effects of allowing such vilification;
(d) reasonable opportunities for the broadcasting of views about whether the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Note: The integrity of responses provided to the Statistician is also promoted by the requirements of the Public Service Act 1999 , the Census and Statistics Act 1905 , the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 and the Recommendation of the OECD Council on Good Statistical Practice .