>>But surely the idea of a civil union is to confer those legal
>>rights on couples in a recognised civil union? So the question is,
>>what's the difference, in law, between a civil union and a marriage?
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>It's explained at the link I sent.
No, it isn't. But I found a link on that page to the question. It seems there is no real problem in principle, just that the civil union legislation is a bit of a dog's breakfast.
If that were fixed, which it could be, would that solve the problem?
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas