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Part II (s.10-21) deals with the marriageable age and the marriage of minors. In the original 1961 Act, marriageable age was set at 16 for females and 18 for males. However, under section 12 of the original 1961 Act a female 14 or 15 years or a male 16 or 17 years could apply to the court for permission to marry.
What constitutes a void marriage is determined by section 23 of the Marriage Act 1961 [6] The distinction that existed before 1975 between void and voidable marriages no longer exists. In addition, the 1975 Act also abolished the legal concept of non- consummation of marriage as a ground for annulment, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] so that a divorce application ...
Marriage in Australia is regulated by the federal government, which is granted the power to make laws regarding marriage by section 51(xxi) of the constitution. The Marriage Act 1961 applies uniformly throughout Australia (including its external territories) to the exclusion of all state laws on the subject.
As of 2017, forming a new civil union is not possible as section 7 of the Civil Union Act 2012 requires that potential couples be unable to marry under the Marriage Act 1961. [124] When same-sex marriage was legalised, it became legally impossible to form a civil union, though existing ones remain valid. [125]
Section 46 of the Marriage Act 1961 [11] requires marriage celebrants to explain the legal nature of marriage in Australia to a couple as "the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life", in line with the 1866 English case of Hyde v Hyde. [10]
Establishes that ministers of religion, religious marriage celebrants and bodies established for religious purposes may refuse to make facilities available or provide goods or services for a marriage ceremony. Repeals section of the Act (88EA) which banned the recognition of same-sex marriages lawfully solemnised in foreign jurisdictions.
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Marriage Act 1939; Foreign Marriage Act 1947; Marriage Act 1949; Marriage Act 1949 (Amendment) Act 1954; Marriage Acts Amendment Act 1958; Marriage (Secretaries of Synagogues) Act 1959; Marriage (Enabling) Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 29) Marriage (Wales and Monmouthshire) Act 1962; Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970; Marriage Act 1983