Canberrra si abandonarea proiectului de lege “ceremoniala” a “uniunilor” intre persoane de acelasi sex

Da, pentru a vedea ce se intampla pe la altii; asadar, acum din Australia, stat federal… si din capitala sa Canberra, stat al federatiunii…

THE ACT Government has been forced to dump plans to legally recognise same-sex civil union ceremonies after the Federal Government refused to support the move.

ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell said yesterday the Commonwealth had advised him it would override the laws if passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly.

The ACT Government originally passed its Civil Partnerships Bill in 2006 but it was disallowed by the Howard government.

Mr Corbell had hoped the new Government would take a different approach, especially after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promised in December not to interfere with state and territory legislation.

But Mr Corbell said the ACT had been presented with a “stark choice” by the new Government: proceed with the legislation and face certain veto or change the legislation.

“Given the stubborn refusal of the Federal Government to consider any compromise, the territory has decided to amend its legislation to provide for a form of civil partnerships without ceremony,” Mr Corbell said.

“This will allow gay and lesbian couples in Canberra to legally formalise their relationships and unequivocally demonstrate their legal status so as to access Commonwealth superannuation, taxation and social security law reforms.”

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Actualizand stirea, pare-se ca s-a adoptat o varianta “soft”, in sensul recunoasterii concubinajului, iar nu a casatoriei, care a dus la condamnarea “dreptei crestine”… etc.etc. Stirea aici.