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Marriage Act 1961No. 12, 1961

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Attorney-General's Department
Department of Social Services

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C2016C00865 C24

01 July 2016 - 20 October 2016

Table of contents

Part I—Preliminary
Part IA—Marriage education
Part II—Marriageable age and marriages of minors
Part III—Void marriages
- Division 1—Marriages solemnised on or after 20 June 1977 and before the commencement of section 13 of the Marriage Amendment Act 1985
  - 22 Division to be subject to application of private international law
  - 23 Grounds on which marriages are void
- Division 2—Marriages solemnised after the commencement of section 13 of the Marriage Amendment Act 1985
  - 23A Application of Division
  - 23B Grounds on which marriages are void
Part IV—Solemnisation of marriages in Australia
Part V—Marriages of members of the Defence Force overseas
- Division 3—Marriages of members of the Defence Force overseas
  - 71 Marriages of members of the Defence Force overseas
  - 72 Form and ceremony of marriage
- Division 4—General
Part VA—Recognition of foreign marriages
Part VI—Legitimation
Part VII—Offences
Part VIII—Transitional provisions
Part IX—Miscellaneous
The Schedule—Persons whose consent is required to the marriage of a minor