 In September 2010, the Tasmanian Parliament unanimously passed legislation to recognise same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions as registered partnerships under the "Relationships Act 2003", making it the first Australian state or territory to do so.In August 2012, a bill was introduced into the Tasmanian Parliament to legalise same-sex marriage.The bill passed the lower house, but was later rejected by the upper house on 28 September 2012.