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Title: Understanding your legal rights: a guide for lesbians and gay men in NSW
About: This guide looks at the legal rights of those in same-sex relationships and covers discrimination, employment, immigration, parenting, superannuation and taxation, property rights, wills and inheritance.
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Title: Same-sex families - Hot Topics series no 53
About: Legal implications for domestic relationships that fall outside of the Marriage Act, including same sex couples and carer relationships and their families. Examples of case law are examined, and how the current position affects Australia’s ability to meet its international human rights obligations.
Author: Jenni Millbank
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Title: Talking turkey
About: Guide to the law about same sex parenting in NSW includes lesbian mothers, sperm donors and other frequently asked questions about legal rights and responsibilities.
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Books in public libraries

Title: Same sex couples and their families. Chapter 38: The law handbook 11th edition
About: The NSW law regarding same sex couples, property issues, adoption of children, cohabitation and separation agreements, transgender people, immigration for same sex partners, age of consent, domestic violence in same sex relationships.
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Same-sex families - Hot Topics series no 53
About: Legal implications for domestic relationships that fall outside of the Marriage Act, including same sex couples and carer relationships and their families. Examples of case law are examined, and how the current position affects Australia’s ability to meet its international human rights obligations.
Author: Jenni Millbank
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Australian de facto relationships law
About: Covers most aspects of the law relating to de facto relationships. Property, maintenance, financial agreements, children. Discusses matters such as superannuation, intestacy, social security, workers compensation. Location number - Ref/N346.94016/6
Author: Wade, John
Where: Available from the Legal Information Access Centre, State Library of NSW
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