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