Petition · past parliament

Stop Benefit/income child support Payments for people in polygamous marriages

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

This clearly differentiates and is against the law of the land of this country to be married to more than one person, bigamy is an offence, it should not be rewarded by the people of this country.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

24 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.