Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) If a prescribed authority dispenses with the consent of a person to a proposed marriage of a minor under section 15 of the Act, the prescribed authority must:
(a) give the minor the dispensation in writing; and
(b) return any documents that accompanied the application in accordance with section 12.
(2) If a prescribed authority refuses an application to dispense with the consent of a person to a proposed marriage of a minor under section 15 of the Act, the prescribed authority must, within 14 days after the refusal:
(a) give the minor written notice of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal; and
(b) return any documents that accompanied the application in accordance with section 12.