Katherine Zappone (Independent)

I appreciate the comments made by Senators Byrne, Keane and Mac Conghail. The Minister's response is sufficient, especially in terms of clarifying the matter from Senator Mac Conghail's perspective. In practice, there are not civil partners currently that this will affect because they are just registering their partnerships and we do not have any such partnerships that are breaking down. I appreciate the Minister's willingness to instruct the Attorney General. We will wait in hope for a positive resolution in that regard.