Marriage equality

International College of Celebrancy Association of Alumni and Friends  – ICCA Submission to: 

Select Committee on the Exposure Draft of the Marriage Amendment (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill

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 INDEX with links:

• Cover letter
• Summary of Recommendations
• Preamble
• Recommendation 1 - remove the requirement that marriage be a “man and a woman”.  ​
• Recommendation 2 - recognise foreign' same-sex marriages
• Recommendation 3 - marriage means the union of two adults
• Recommendation 4 - no exemptions for civil celebrants
• Recommendation 5 - uphold the professional model of civil celebrancy
• Recommendation 6 - divided iSubdivision marriage celebrants into two subdivisions
• Recommendation 7 -  no change to Section 40 (2A) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984
• Recommendation 8 - retain longer notice of intention to marry terminology
• Recommendation 9 - section 46 and 113 apply to all authorised celebrants
• Recommendation 10 - section 45 be modernised to ensure all marrying couples give consent
• Recommendation 11 - all authorised celebrants have basic training, CPD, and pay fees
• Notes
• Attachment 1 – Basic Assumptions
• Attachment 2 – Relevant Sections of Sections 31 and 33 of the Marriage Act
• Attachment 3 - Religious organisations of religious celebrants authorised under Subdivision C 
• Attachment 4 – Recognised Religions under Subdivision A 
• Attachment 5 – CoCA Protocol, Objects, 10 years Goals of CoCA Inc.

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