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MARRIAGE ACT 1961 - SECT 111

Certain marriages and legitimations to be valid in all the Territories

  (1)   A marriage solemnise d in accordance with Division   2 of Part   IV that is a valid marriage in Australia is valid in the external Territories.

  (2)   A person who is, or is deemed to be, as from a particular time, the legitimate child of that person's parents by virtue of section   89, 90 or 91 is, or shall be deemed to be, for all purposes the legitimate child of that person's parents as from that time in the external Territories.

  (3)   The operation of subsection   ( 2) in relation to a child to whom section   89 or 91 applies is subject to a like qualification to that provided by subsection   89(5) or 91(4), as the case requires.

  (4)   Subsection   ( 2) shall not be taken to operate in relation to a child so as to affect the validity or effect of an adoption of the child, whether the adoption took place before, or takes place after, the commencement of this Act.


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