Comments on: Tasmanian marriage bill introduced http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/08/28/48118 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Stefan http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/08/28/48118/comment-page-1#comment-138077 Stefan Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:31:28 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=48118#comment-138077 No it doesn't Lorenzo. The Marriage Act passed in 2004 was essentially Australia's version of DOMA. It was only at the federal level. Individual states can still pass their own same sex marriage laws, but they will recieve no federal recognition. In the US we do have the same concept, where federal law trumps state law, but states do have a high level of soverignty. No it doesn’t Lorenzo.

The Marriage Act passed in 2004 was essentially Australia’s version of DOMA. It was only at the federal level. Individual states can still pass their own same sex marriage laws, but they will recieve no federal recognition.

In the US we do have the same concept, where federal law trumps state law, but states do have a high level of soverignty.

]]> By: jutta http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/08/28/48118/comment-page-1#comment-138016 jutta Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:30:17 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=48118#comment-138016 Regarding the constitutional aspects see: http://tglrg.org/more/82_0_1_0_M3/ Regarding the constitutional aspects see: http://tglrg.org/more/82_0_1_0_M3/

]]> By: Lorenzo from Oz http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/08/28/48118/comment-page-1#comment-137929 Lorenzo from Oz Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:36:45 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=48118#comment-137929 The Australian Constitution gives power over marriage to the Federal Government. See here http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/coaca430/s51.html No State Parliament has the power to bring in marriage equality. The Australian Constitution gives power over marriage to the Federal Government.

See here
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/coaca430/s51.html

No State Parliament has the power to bring in marriage equality.

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