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Following the September 2 bombing in Davao City that killed 14 people in town's central business district, on September 3 Duterte declared a "state of lawlessness", and on the following day issued Proclamation No. Fifty five to officially declare a "state of nationwide emergency on account of lawless violence in Mindanao". In September 2010, the Tasmanian Parliament unanimously passed laws to recognise similar-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions as registered partnerships beneath the Relationships Act 2003, making it the first Australian state or territory to take action. The Civil Partnerships Act 2011 allowed for similar-sex couples who're Queensland residents to enter into a civil partnership. This has allowed identical-sex couples to register their relationships with the state Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages and provide conclusive proof of a de facto relationship, permitting them to obtain all the advantages and rights of such a pair underneath state and federal regulation. Before the introduction of same-intercourse marriage nationally, the shortcoming of de facto couples to have conclusive proof of their relationships in Western Australia and the Northern Territory made it tougher for them to access rights accorded to them underneath the law. |
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