Civil Union Bill

The Bill provides for the establishment of civil union for different and same sex couples who do not wish to marry for whatever reasons but still wish a formal recognition of their relationship.

Bill Events

Event	Date		Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
Royal Assent	13 Dec 2004
Third Reading	9 Dec 2004		n/a *	n/a *	n/a *
In Committee	7 Dec 2004
Second Reading	2 Dec 2004		n/a *	n/a *	n/a *
SC Reports	29 Nov 2004	The Justice and Electoral Committee reported on this bill.
Submissions Due	6 Aug 2004
First Reading	24 Jun 2004		n/a *	n/a *	n/a *
Introduction	21 Jun 2004

* We don't have voting data from before Nov 2005 in our database at present.