It was clear that the challenge facing the Commission would be to reconcile the constitutional right to equality of same- and opposite-sex couples on the one hand with religious and moral objections to the recognition of these relationships on the other.

The legislative proposals of the Commission can be summarised as follows:

A) Same-sex relationships (See discussion in chapter 5.)
The Commission recommends the following legal reform for couples (same- and opposite-sex) who want to get married:

a) Generic Marriage Act
The Commission recommends as it first choice the amendment of the Marriage Act of 1961 by the insertion of a definition of marriage that makes the Act applicable to all couples wanting to get married, irrespective of their religion, race, culture or sexual orientation. (See Annexure C for the recommended text of this Act.)

This amendment will give effect to the equality provision set out in section 9 of the
Constitution.

b) Orthodox Marriage Act
The Commission furthermore considers it advisable from a policy viewpoint not to disregard the strong objections against such recognition. The concern for these objections is an important consideration in the strive to accommodate religious sentiments, to the extent that it is constitutionally possible.

The Commission therefore recommends, as its second choice, the enactment of an Orthodox Marriage Act (in addition to the amended Marriage Act). This Act will be applicable to opposite-sex couples only. The Commission is of the opinion that section 15(3)(a)(i) of the Constitution, which allows legislation recognising marriages concluded under any tradition, or a system of religious, personal or family law, supports this approach.

The Orthodox Marriage Act will be enacted in the same format as the current Marriage Act of 1961 with a definition of marriage that limits the application of the Act to opposite-sex couples only. The wording of the Orthodox Marriage Act would otherwise remain the same as the Marriage Act of 1961 and the status quo for opposite-sex couples in terms of this Act would be retained in all respects. (See Annexure D for the recommended text of this Act.)

Ministers of religion (or religious institutions) will have the choice to decide in terms of which Act they wish to be designated as marriage officers. The State will designate its civil marriage officers in terms of the generic Marriage Act.

Should the legislature decide to dismiss the strong religious objections against same sex marriage as prejudice and prefer to adopt the simplest option by merely amending the Marriage Act of 1961, the recommendation for the enactment of the Orthodox Marriage simply falls away.

B) Registered partnerships (See discussion in chapter 6.)
The Commission recommends the following legal reform for couples (same- and opposite-sex) who do not wish to get married, but nevertheless want to formally commit themselves to support and assist each other:

A Domestic Partnerships Act must be enacted to provide for the legal recognition and regulation of registered partnerships. (See Annexure E for the recommended text in chapter 2 of the Domestic Partnerships Act.)

A registered partnership is established through a simple registration procedure before a registration officer (clause 6) and ends upon death of one or both partners (clause 12), termination before a registration officer (clause13) or in terms of a court order (clause 15).

Registered partners who have minor children from the registered partnership and who intend to terminate the registered partnership must apply to the court for a termination order (clause 15).

The requirements for registered partners (clause 4) and registration officers (clause 5), the registration procedure (clause 6) and the default property regime (clause 7) are prescribed. Provision is made for the conclusion of a registered partnership agreement to regulate the financial matters of the partnership (clause 8).

The following legal consequences of registering a relationship are regulated: a reciprocal duty of support (clause 9), a limitation on the disposal of joint property without the consent of the other partner (clause 10) and a right of occupation of the family home during the existence of the partnership (clause 11).

The following legal consequences of the termination of a registered partnership are regulated: maintenance after separation or death upon a court application (clauses 18 and 19), intestate succession as per the Intestate Succession Act (clause 20) and the right to institute delictual claims based on the wrongful death of a partner (clause 21).

In the event of a dispute regarding the division of property after a registered partnership has terminated, one or both registered partners may apply to a court for an order to divide their joint or separate property (clause 22).

Where a child is born into a registered partnership between persons of the opposite sex, the male partner in the registered partnership is deemed to be the biological father of that child (clause 17).

C) Unregistered partnerships (See discussion in chapter 7)
The Commission recommends the following legal reform for couples (same- and opposite-sex) who do not want to get married/ registered or who are not in agreement as to the idea of marriage/ registration:

Chapter 3 of the Domestic Partnerships Act provides for the regulation of the consequences of the termination of unregistered partnerships through the judicial discretion model. (See Annexure E for the recommended text of the Domestic Partnerships Act.)

In the absence of agreement, partners who have not registered their relationship can approach a court (clause 26) after the relationship has been terminated by death or separation for a maintenance order (clause 27 – 29), an intestate succession order (clause 31) and a property division order (clause 32). A court deciding such an application must have regard to all the circumstances of the relationship.

The following legal consequences of the termination of certain multiple domestic partnerships are regulated: maintenance after separation (clause 28(2)(e)), maintenance of a surviving partner(clause 29(3)(c)), intestate succession (clause 31(3)); property division (clause 32(4)(d)) and in general, clause 34.

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