Couple鈥檚 celebration recognised by law
Tasmanian couple Isha Cavan and Sonja Plitt 鈥榯ied the knot鈥� on the weekend in a ceremony which was recognised by law.
The couple are among the first to do so, after the Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages changed the way it administers the state鈥檚 Deed of Relationship to record the date of registry as the actual ceremony day.
鈥淗aving our relationship recognised in this way helps our families and the community understand that our love is as real and as valid as heterosexual love,鈥� Plitt said.
She said it was important for the couple to express their love in a ceremony, conducted by a registered marriage celebrant, which was legally recognised.
鈥淐eremonies also help give children a sense of belonging, something we feel is important for our son.鈥�
The Deed changes were made last November. Along with recognising the ceremony date, civil celebrants can conduct ceremonies with official state relationship certificates which must be signed by the celebrant, the couple and two witnesses to be legally valid 鈥� much like a marriage certificate.
Cavan and Plitt held their celebration in front of family and friends at their home near the fishing village of Orford.
So far, only the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania officially offer couples the chance to register their relationship during a ceremony.
NSW Government still is yet to introduce the “Relationships Bill 2010” into the Legislative Assembly floor as of yet so I will assume that this proposal was a hoax (just like the Albanian hoax on gay marriage being introduced).
Then why is the NSW Govt considering a scheme that does not have a ceremony!!!???? … totally ignoring the advances in Tasmania to add a ceremony, and ignoring the City of Sydney scheme that already has an existing ceremony, that they are meant to “replace” with the backward NSW Govt scheme.