Senate debates

Monday, 24 November 2008

Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — General Law Reform) Bill 2008

In Committee

5:39 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I move amendment (12) on sheet QH401:

(12)  Schedule 2, item 36, page 15 (line 20) to page 16 (line 9), omit the definition of parent, substitute:

parent: without limiting who is a parent of a person for the purposes of this Act, someone (the adult) is the parent of a person if:

             (a)    the adult is legally entitled to, and has, custody of the person; or

             (b)    the adult is legally responsible for the day-to-day care, welfare and development of the person and has the person in his or her care.

Question agreed to.

The government opposes schedule 6, schedule 7 and schedule 9 in the following terms:

(37)  Schedule 6, items 13 to 16, page 56 (lines 12 to 28), to be opposed.

(41)  Schedule 6, item 45, page 61 (lines 10 to 19), to be opposed.

(49)  Schedule 6, items 104 to 106, page 69 (line 20) to page 70 (line 4), to be opposed.

(51)  Schedule 6, item 118, page 71 (lines 8 to 13), to be opposed.

(56)  Schedule 7, items 49 and 50, page 83 (lines 12 to 18), to be opposed.

(57)  Schedule 7, item 52, page 83 (line 23) to page 84 (line 21), to be opposed.

(67)  Schedule 9, item 6, page 94 (line 20) to page 95 (line 9), to be opposed.

(76)  Schedule 9, items 23 and 24, page 98 (lines 15 to 34), to be opposed.

(77)  Schedule 9, item 26, page 99 (lines 2 to 23), to be opposed.

(80)  Schedule 9, items 36 and 37, page 102 (lines 18 to 32), to be opposed.

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