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MARRIAGE ACT 1961 - SECT 47A

Religious marriage celebrants may refuse to solemnise marriages

  (1)   A religious marriage celebrant may refuse to solemnise a marriage despite anything in this Part, if the celebrant's religious beliefs do not allow the celebrant to solemnise the marriage.

Grounds for refusal not limited by this section

  (2)   This section does not limit the grounds on which a religious marriage celebrant may refuse to solemnise a marriage.



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