 This section briefly discusses the historical situation in those jurisdictions, which lack registered partnerships for same-sex (or opposite-sex) couples.In the Northern Territory, in March 2004, the Parliament enacted the "Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Act 2003" to remove legislative discrimination against same-sex couples in most areas of territory law (except the "Adoption of Children Act 1994") and recognise same-sex couples as "de facto" relationships.The Act removed distinctions based on a person's gender, sexuality or "de facto" relationship in approximately 50 acts and regulations.