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MARRIAGE ACT 1961 - SECT 105

Failure to comply with notice under section 51

  (1)   A person on whom a notice under section   51 has been duly served shall not fail to comply with the notice.

Penalty:   1 penalty unit .

  (2)   Subsection   ( 1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   ( 2 ) (s ee subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).

  (3)   Subsection   ( 1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .


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