Government delays Parliament, vows to pass same-sex marriage and resolve dual-citizenships by Christmas

The Turnbull Government has shifted the final sitting of the House of Representatives back one week and threatened an extension, vowing to resolve the dual-citizenship crisis and pass same-sex marriage before the parliament rises for Christmas.

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Christopher Pyne and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time in the House of Representatives in Canberra, May 24, 2017. Source: AAP

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE 作为联盟党政府在众议院的领导、自由党议员佩恩 (Christopher Pyne) 刚刚宣布下周只有参议院开会,众议院会期则从 11 月 27 日延至 12 月 4 日举行。

佩恩表示,此举确保国会处理好双重国籍风波,才能讨论同性婚姻立法问题。政府甚至可能将开会时间延长到12月11日,“用全部所需要的时间”解决两件事。

佩恩表示,政府将会很快通过一项法案来确认议员的国籍公开注册,要求所有的议员在12月5日周二晚8时之前提供有关他们国籍身份的文件。而参议院也已经通过一项动议,要求参议员在12月1日之前提供有关他们国籍的证明。

他表示,延迟开会时间,是为了给议员们他们所需要的时间,来调查他们的家史和任何存在双重国籍的可能性。

当中一个关键技术位,是将国会辩论延迟,好让副总理乔依斯在 12 月 2 日新英伦选区补选后,能赶赴国会参与辩论。乔依斯因双重国籍问题丧失众议员资格,但在选区内获连任的呼声极高。
虽然众议院会期依然无法等待 12 月中才举行的 Bennelong 地区补选,但因双重国籍问题而变更的大部分议席,已有眉目。
对开会时间的修改也将给参议院额外的一周开会时间,即从11月27日开始,在提交众议院之前能在参议院通过同性婚姻合法化的Smith法案。提出这项私人草案的是公开自己是同性恋的自由党参议员史密斯(Dean Smith),认可同性人士之间的婚姻,但是该草案也包括了宗教自由条款,即只容许宗教人士和证婚人有权拒绝为同性婚姻做婚姻见证。



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