Senate debates
Monday, 10 September 2012
Bills
Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012; First Reading
3:47 pm
Trish Crossin (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—I, and on behalf of Senators Brown, Marshall and Pratt, move:
That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Marriage Act 1961 to establish marriage equality, and for related purposes.
Question agreed to.
I present the bill and move:
That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time.
Question agreed to.
Bill read a first time.