移民法修正，同性恋配偶与异性配偶享有同等法律地位

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2009年7月1日起，由于联邦法律修正，相关移民条例也得到修正，从此在法律上明确了同性伴侣和异性伴侣与婚姻夫妻伴侣享有同等法律地位，申请的签证类别也统一成为PARTNER 签证
From 1 July 2009 the following changes commenced.

Same-sex family relationships

• same-sex and opposite-sex de facto couples in a genuine and continuing relationship are recognised as de facto partners
• opposite-sex married couples in a genuine and continuing relationship are recognised as spouses
• the terms interdependent partner and de facto spouse are no longer used for new visa applications
• spouses and de facto partners may be jointly referred to as partners

• same-sex de facto partners and their children are recognised as family members when their partner is a primary visa applicant
• parent-child relationships including biological children, adopted children, children born via artificial conception procedures and children born into prescribed surrogacy arrangements can be recognised for migration purposes
• children of de facto partners (including same-sex partners) are recognised as step-children