Recognition of same-sex unions in Oceania

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Oceania
  Same-sex marriage
  Other type of partnership (or unregistered cohabitation)
  No recognition
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal
Legal status of same-sex unions
Marriage
Performed
Recognized
  1. When performed in Mexican states that have legalized same-sex marriage
  2. When performed in the Netherlands proper
  3. Marriages performed in some municipalities and recognized by the state

* Not yet in effect
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Debate has occurred throughout Oceania over proposals to legalize same-sex marriage as well as civil unions.

Currently two countries and seven dependent territories in Oceania recognize some type of same-sex unions. One Oceanian country, New Zealand,[nb 1] and seven territories, namely French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Pitcairn Islands and Wallis and Futuna allow same-sex couples to legally marry. One country, Australia, recognizes unregistered cohabitation as well as six of its jurisdictions having some form of civil unions. Additionally, as a territory of Chile, Easter Island performs civil unions.

Current situation

National level

Status Country Legal since Country population
(Last Census count)
Marriage
(1 country)		 New Zealand New Zealand 2013[1] 4,242,048
Subtotal — — 4,242,048
(12.7% of the Oceanian population)
Unregistered cohabitation
(1 country)		 Australia Australia 2009[2][3] 21,507,717
Subtotal — — 21,507,717
(64.8% of the Oceanian population)
Total — — 25,749,765
(77.5% of the Oceanian population)
No recognition
( 11 countries)
Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia — 135,869
Fiji Fiji — 856,346
Kiribati Kiribati — 96,335
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands — 73,630
Nauru Nauru — 12,329
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea — 5,172,033
Samoa Samoa — 179,000
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands — 494,786
Tonga Tonga — 106,137
Tuvalu Tuvalu — 11,146
Vanuatu Vanuatu — 240,000
Subtotal — — 7,377,611
(22.4% of the Oceanian population)
Constitutional ban on marriage
( 1 country)		 Palau Palau 2008[4][5] 19,409
Subtotal — — 7,397,020
(0.1% of the Oceanian population)
Total — — 7,397,020
(22.5% of the Oceanian population)

Sub-national level

Status Country Jurisdiction Legal since
Marriage
(7 jurisdictions)
France France 2013[6]
United Kingdom United Kingdom 2015[7]
United States United States Varies
Other type of partnership
(7 jurisdictions)
Australia Australia Varies
Chile Chile 2015
No recognition
(3 jurisdictions)
New Zealand New Zealand —
Legality of recognition ambiguous or unknown
(1 jurisdiction)
United States United States —

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding Tokelau, Niue and the Cook Islands.

References

  1. ↑ Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013
  2. ↑ Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—Superannuation) Act 2008
  3. ↑ Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Act 2008
  4. ↑ Constitutional proposal 2-274: Marriages between men and women only
  5. ↑ The Rights and Liberties of the Palau Constitution by Kevin Bennardo
  6. ↑ (French) LOI n° 2013-404 du 17 mai 2013 ouvrant le mariage aux couples de personnes de même sexe
  7. ↑ Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnership Ordinance 2015
  8. ↑ Chief Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, District Court of Guam, Order and Opinion Re: Motion for Summary Judgement, Aguero v. Calvo Case 1:15-cv-00009, 8 June 2015
  9. ↑ Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013
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  11. ↑ Civil Unions Act 2012
  12. ↑ RELATIONSHIPS REGISTER ACT 2010
  13. ↑ RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2011
  14. ↑ Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006
  15. ↑ Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act (Commencement) Proclamation 2007
  16. ↑ RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2003
  17. ↑ PROCLAMATION UNDER THE RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2003 (S.R. 2003, NO. 174)
  18. ↑ RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2008 (NO. 12 OF 2008)
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