 The Act amended several other state laws to recognise co-mothers as legal parents of children born through donor insemination and ensure birth certificates allow both mothers to be recognised.Additionally, the Act amended 57 pieces of state legislation to ensure "de facto" couples, including same-sex couples, are treated equally with married couples.Finally, the Act amended the "New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act 1977" to ensure same-sex couples are protected from discrimination on the basis of their "marital or domestic status" in employment, accommodation and access to other goods and services.