What the official record says
This Act is the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and the day that is 4 months after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Marriage Act 1955 (the ). The purpose of this Act is to amend the principal Act to clarify that a marriage is between 2 people regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. In section 2(1), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order: means the union of 2 people, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity In section 29, insert as subsection (2): Without limiting the generality of , no celebrant who is a minister of religion recognised by a religious body enumerated in , and no celebrant w