Sifris Adiva
Faculty of Law, PO Box 12, Monash University, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia.
J Law Med. 2005 Nov;13(2):230-44.
The law has failed to keep pace with the reality that lesbian couples are conceiving children and raising families. At both Commonwealth and State levels, a complex web of legislation engulfs and winds its way through this area of the law. This article seeks to expose some of the bizarre and anomalous consequences that have emerged through the interaction of these provisions and the resulting judicial interpretations. It is argued that this incongruous, unsatisfactory situation cannot be allowed to continue. Uniform State and Commonwealth legislation must be enacted and existing Commonwealth legislation modified to avoid ongoing inconsistencies. Finally, legislative amendments are recommended which, it is argued, will go some way towards rectifying the situation.
法律未能跟上女同性恋伴侣生育子女和组建家庭这一现实情况。在英联邦和州层面，一系列复杂的立法涵盖并贯穿于这一法律领域。本文旨在揭示这些条款相互作用以及由此产生的司法解释所带来的一些离奇和异常的后果。有人认为，这种不协调、不尽如人意的状况不能再继续下去。必须制定统一的州和英联邦立法，并对现有的英联邦立法进行修改，以避免持续存在的不一致情况。最后，建议进行立法修正，有人认为这将在一定程度上纠正这种状况。
