The Labor shadow Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said that the Labor would not oppose the amendment, arguing that the amendment did not affect the legal situation of same-sex relationships, merely putting into statute law what was already common law.
The Labor shadow Attorney-General Nicola Roxon on the same day the amendment was proposed said that the Labor Opposition would not oppose the section of the legislation amending the "Marriage Act". Labor argued that the amendment did not affect the legal situation of same-sex relationships, merely putting into statute law what was already common law.