Hi Margo,

Thanks for replying to my query. I'm not particularly familiar with the Marriage Act and was wondering if you could clarify how the Act already makes it clear that marriage is the union of a man and a woman?

NHJ! (HA): Webdiarist Polly Bush provided this answer to the question:

Currently, the Marriage Act (1961) does not define a union as being between a man and a woman, although this is the common law definition and what you would expect the courts to uphold. The Howard Government insists there is some urgency in introducing this legislation to prevent