- Sir Peter Cosgrove signed same-sex marriage bill into law on Friday morning
- The Governor-General had to give royal assent to the bill following its passage
- It now paves the way for the first same-sex weddings to be held on January 9
Sir Peter Cosgrove signed the same-sex marriage bill into law on Friday morning.
The Governor-General had to give royal assent to the bill following its passage in Parliament on Thursday.
The news comes after Australians celebrated the legalisation of same-sex marriage into the night to mark the historic milestone for the country.
It paves the way for the first gay weddings to be held on January 9.
The Governor-General has signed the same-sex marriage bill into law on Friday morning
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Sir Peter Cosgrove shake hands after the bill was signed