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Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW)
Changed the De facto (Relationships) Act 1984 to include same-sex couples as 'de factos'. -
Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Relationships) Act 2002 (NSW)
An Act which amended 20 NSW laws to include same-sex couples as de facto relationships such as being exempt from giving evidence against a spouse in court. -
Same-Sex (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - General Law Reform) Act 2008 (Cth)
Significant legislation which amended 84 Commonwealth Acts to provide greater equality for same-sex couples based on recommendations in the Australian Human Rights Commissions report: "Same-Sex:Same Entitlements". Changed laws regarding tax, superannuation, medicare, veteran's affairs and so on. -
Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008 (Cth)
Allowed for de factos (and thus same-sex couples) to have property disputes resolved in the Family Court at the same time as disputes regarding children rather than in NSW courts. -
Changes to Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW)
This Act was amended to allow both lesbian partners to be placed on the birth certificate of a child. -
Adoption Act 2000 (NSW)
Adoption Act in NSW was changed to allow BOTH couples in a same-sex relationship to adopt a child (previously it was only 1)