Australia: Victoria Same Sex Register

TOPICS: Gay marriage market. Australia gay market. Civil partnerships. Gay advertising and media market in Australia. Gay marketing in Australia. Community politics in Australia. Victorian government set to enact new civil register to allow same sex couples to have equivalent legal rights in Australia.

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Australia lags behind the UK in the provision of Civil Unions and behind other places such as Belgium and the Netherlands where gay marriage is the norm, but today the State of Victoria announced an intention to establish an equality register to allow same sex couples to register their union for legal purposes.

In Australia the Federal Government has responsibility for laws related to marriage and the Victorian government was mindful of recent moves by the Australian Capital Territory government to establish civil partnerships there.

So today's announcement by the Victorian state government - the second most populous Australian state is, for Australia, a big step forward.

Government sources last night confirmed that Victorian Premier Steve Bracks, previously wary of the idea, now fully supports a statewide relationship register, and wants to introduce it as soon as possible - perhaps by the end of this year.

Mr Bracks last night told senior local government figures that progress was being made on the proposal for a register, after Attorney-General Rob Hulls backed the plan.

Gay and lesbian groups were last night celebrating the news.

"It's been a long time coming, but this is a significant step for same-sex couples," Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby co-convener Gerard Brody said.

"We will be the second state in Australia with this legislation, so we are not too far behind," he said. "But Australia is still behind the rest of the world."
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