Complex sentence: The case was heard on 3 December and on 12 December the Court announced its decision: it unanimously held the same-sex marriage act to be void for inconsistency with the federal Marriage Act 1961 and Family Law Act 1975.
Split into simpler sentences: The case was heard on 3 December and on 12 December the Court announced its decision. It unanimously held the same-sex marriage act to be void for inconsistency with the federal Marriage Act 1961 and Family Law Act 1975.