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

On the broader issue, which I assume is the issue raised in your contribution, I again reiterate the government’s position. The government has a clear view that the provisions of the Marriage Act are retained. The government has a clear view—which was made clear prior to the election—that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. We do not regard the removal of discrimination, as set out in this bill, as in any way undermining the institution of marriage; it is about the removal of discrimination. I am advised that ‘relationship’ in this context is the common understanding of the term, not a statutory definition.