The NSW Parliament Law and Justice Committee has recommended the removal of discrimination against same-sex couples in adoption.

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After an intense parliamentary inquiry into Adoption by Same-Sex Couples, a majority of the NSW Law and Justice Committee has recommended that discrimination against same-sex couples and their children be removed from the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW).

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The majority of the Committee recommended:

• Removing the ban on same-sex couple adoption, thereby allowing same-sex couples to be assessed in the same way as other individuals and couples - on their fitness to parent, not their sexual orientation
• Allowing same-sex step-parents the same access to step-parent adoption mechanisms
• Introducing a second-parent adoption mechanism to allow co-parents not covered by previous reforms the ability to legally formalise their relationships with their children.

The Committee also recommended an exemption for faith-based adoption agencies, allowing them to continue to discriminate against same-sex couples. However, the majority of the Committee argued that these organisations should be obliged to refer same-sex couples to other non-discriminatory adoption agencies.

• Read the Final Report from the Inquiry into Adoption by Same-Sex Couples here.
• Read the GLRL's submission to the inquiry here.

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