What is Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013?
The '''Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013''' is an [[Act of Parliament]] in New Zealand, which since 19 August 2013, allows [[same-sex]] couples to legally [[marry]]. The Act was proposed as a [[member's bill]] by MP [[Louisa Wall]] in May 2012, and was drawn from the ballot in July of that year. It passed its third reading in the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] on 17 April 2013, and became law when it received the Royal Assent two days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6915784/MP-drafting-gay-marriage-bill |title=MP drafting gay marriage bill |first1=John |last1=Hartevelt |first2=Dayna |last2=Levy |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=14 May 2012 |access-date=29 August 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fzLMfd8F?url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6915784/MP-drafting-gay-marriage-bill |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Same-sex marriage]] [[Category:New Zealand legislation]]