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MARRIAGE REGULATIONS 2017 (F2017L01359) - REG 8

Order authorising marriage

             (1)  This section applies in relation to a marriage if one of the parties to the marriage is a minor.

             (2)  The minor must give the person solemnising the marriage an order made under section 12 of the Act for the minor in relation to the marriage.

             (3)  The person must not solemnise the marriage unless the person is given the order.

             (4)  If the person solemnising the marriage is a chaplain, the person must forward the order to the Registrar-General under the Registrar-General Act 1993 (ACT) after the marriage is solemnised.

Note:          Authorised celebrants are required to forward orders made under section 12 of the Act to the appropriate registering authority for a marriage: see subparagraph 50(4)(a)(i) of the Act.



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