30 August 2001 - Kim Beazley declares
support for homosexual relationships
Kim Beazley stated, on Friday 24th August, "I reckon it's a reasonable
thing... [that] all the normal laws that apply to the operation of couples, for
things like superannuation arrangements, to give recognition to gay couples". He
also said "I think that it is a reasonable thing to do, to give recognition to
the fact that there is a relationship there". (source AAP). For the full story
see News/Current Issues or click here .
28 August 2001 - WA increases homosexual
rights
The WA government is set to introduce new laws into Parliament next week
that will give property rights to WA cannot apply to the Family Court for
resolution of property matters - they must apply to the Supreme Court (This is
the only State in Australia where this is the case).
The Labor Government plans to introduce legislation that includes a
2-year living-together condition. The most concerning aspect of the legislation is
that it will recognise same-sex relationships.
This is the first of a whole range of proposed changes to the laws relating
to same-sex couples in WA - the proposals include full recognition of
relationships, vilification, IVF, adoption and reducing the age of consent to
16.
The complete proposals from the Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law
Reform are on the Attorney-General's (Jim McGinty)
http://www.ministers.wa.gov.au/mcginty/gaylesbian.htm
To see the full Ministerial Committee's report, click on the document named
'Lesbian and Gay Law Reform Report'. Author: Jenny Stokes | Modified: 3 February 2005 |
