Act No. 129 of 2017 - documents submitted for Royal Assent
Dear Office of Parliamentary Counsel,
Is it possible to provide documents submitted to the Governor-General for royal assent to the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 (No. 129, 2017) (including the certificate from either the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate, and the certificate signed by the Attorney-General recommending assent)?
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Yours faithfully,
Tyler
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Freedom of Information request no. 11-2025
I refer to your request for access to documents submitted to the
Governor-General for royal assent to the Marriage Amendment (Definition
and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017.
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In response to your FOI Request received by the Office of Parliamentary
Counsel on 30 August 2024, please find attached the decision by the
Agency’s authorised decision-maker under section 23 of the FOI Act.
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