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permanent same-sex life partnership jointly’ is inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid; and |
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section 17(a) of the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 is to be read as though the following words appear therein immediately after the word ‘jointly’:
‘or by the two members of a permanent same-sex life partnership jointly.’
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It is declared that:
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the omission from section 17(c) of the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 after the word ‘child’ of the words ‘or by a person whose permanent same-sex life partner is the parent of the child’ is inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid; and
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section 17(c) of the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 is to be read as though the following words appear therein immediately after the word ‘child’:
‘or by a person whose permanent same-sex life partner is the parent of the child.’
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It is declared that:
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the omission from section 20(1) of the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 after the word ‘spouse’ of the words ‘or permanent same-sex life partner’ is inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid; and
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section 20(1) of the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 is to be read as though the following words appear therein immediately after the word ‘spouse’:
‘or permanent same-sex life partner.’
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It is declared that:
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the omission from section 1(2) of the Guardianship Act 192 of 1993 after the word ‘marriage’ of the words ‘or both members of a permanent same-sex life partnership are joint adoptive parents of a minor child’ is unconstitutional and invalid; and
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section 1(2) of the Guardianship Act 192 of 1993 is to be read as though
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