The High Court has unanimously ruled that the ACT’s Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 can not operate concurrently with the Federal Marriage Act 1961.
The judgement read: The Court held that the Federal Parliament has power under the Australian Constitution to legislate with respect to same-sex marriage, and that under the Constitution and Federal law as it now stands, whether same-sex marriage should be provided for by law is a matter for the Federal Parliament.
The ruling means that the 30 same-sex weddings that took place in the ACT over the weekend will not be valid.
Fifteen couples wed in the ACT on Saturday, the first day the Act took effect.
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