Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

5............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

5A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 4

6............ Act not to exclude operation of certain State and Territory laws ......... 4

7............ Validity of certain marriages not affected ............................................ 4

8............ Extension of Act to Territories etc. ...................................................... 5

9............ Arrangements with State ..................................................................... 5

9A......... Persons who may exercise certain powers may be restricted by Proclamation          6

Part IA--Marriage education                                                                                         7

9B......... Grants to approved organisations ........................................................ 7

9C......... Approval of voluntary organisations ................................................... 7

9E.......... Reports and financial statements of approved organisations ............... 8

Part II--Marriageable age and marriages of minors                                       9

10.......... Application of Part .............................................................................. 9

11.......... Marriageable age ................................................................................. 9

12.......... Authorisation of marriage of person under age of 18 years in exceptional circumstances         9

13.......... Marriage of minor not to be solemnised without consent of parents etc.   10

14.......... Persons whose consent is required ................................................... 12

15.......... Prescribed authority may dispense with consent in certain cases ...... 12

16.......... Consent by magistrate where parent etc. refuses consent etc. ............ 13

17.......... Re-hearing of applications by a Judge ............................................... 15

18.......... Provisions applicable to inquiries by Judge or magistrate ................. 15

19.......... Restriction on applications under sections 12, 15 and 16 .................. 16

20.......... Effect of consent of magistrate or Judge ........................................... 16

21.......... Consent by magistrate or Judge and dispensation with consent to be ineffective after 3 months etc.        17

Part III--Void marriages                                                                                                 18

Division 1--Marriages solemnised on or after 20 June 1977 and before the commencement of section 13 of the Marriage Amendment Act 1985                                    18

22.......... Division to be subject to application of private international law ....... 18

23.......... Grounds on which marriages are void .............................................. 18

Division 2--Marriages solemnised after the commencement of section 13 of the Marriage Amendment Act 1985                                                                                                   20

23A....... Application of Division ..................................................................... 20

23B....... Grounds on which marriages are void .............................................. 20

Part IV--Solemnisation of marriages in Australia                                           22

Division 1--Authorised celebrants                                                                       22

Subdivision A--Ministers of religion                                                                   22

25.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 22

26.......... Recognised denominations ................................................................ 22

27.......... Registers of ministers of religion ...................................................... 22

28.......... Transfer of State registers ................................................................. 23

29.......... Qualifications for registration under this Subdivision ....................... 23

30.......... Registrar to register applicant ............................................................ 24

31.......... Applicant may be refused registration in certain circumstances ......... 24

32.......... Effect of registration .......................................................................... 24

33.......... Removal from register ....................................................................... 24

34.......... Review of refusal to register or removal from register ...................... 26

35.......... Change of address etc. to be notified ................................................. 26

36.......... Transfer to another State etc. ............................................................. 27

37.......... Furnishing of information by recognised denominations .................. 27

38.......... Registrars to furnish information to Attorney-General ...................... 27

Subdivision B--State and Territory officers etc.                                              28

39.......... Authorisation of State and Territory officers etc. .............................. 28

Subdivision C--Marriage celebrants                                                                   28

39A....... Registrar of Marriage Celebrants ...................................................... 28

39B....... Register of marriage celebrants ......................................................... 29

39C....... Entitlement to be registered as a marriage celebrant ........................... 29

39D....... Registration as a marriage celebrant .................................................. 30

39E........ Capping of number of marriage celebrants for 5 years ...................... 31

39F........ Effect of registration .......................................................................... 31

39G....... Obligations of each marriage celebrant .............................................. 31

39H....... Performance reviews ......................................................................... 32

39I......... Disciplinary measures ....................................................................... 33

39J........ Review of decisions .......................................................................... 34

39K....... Additional functions of the Registrar ................................................ 35

39L........ Registrar not liable for damages ........................................................ 35

39M...... Evidence of registration etc. .............................................................. 36

Division 2--Marriages by authorised celebrants                                         37

40.......... Application of Division ..................................................................... 37

41.......... Marriages to be solemnised by authorised celebrant ......................... 37

42.......... Notice to be given and declaration made ........................................... 37

42A....... Commissioner of Australian Federal Police or approved authority may issue special notice     40

43.......... Marriage may be solemnised on any day etc. .................................... 40

44.......... Witnesses .......................................................................................... 41

45.......... Form of ceremony ............................................................................. 41

46.......... Certain authorised celebrants to explain nature of marriage relationship .. 41

47.......... Ministers of religion not bound to solemnise marriage etc. ............... 42

48.......... Certain marriages not solemnised in accordance with this Division to be invalid      42

49.......... Authorised celebrant to retain consents, statutory declarations etc. ... 43

50.......... Marriage certificates .......................................................................... 43

51.......... Incorrect marriage certificates ............................................................ 45

Division 3--Marriages by foreign diplomatic or consular officers    46

52.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 46

53.......... Application of Division ..................................................................... 46

54.......... Governor-General may declare countries to be proclaimed overseas countries         46

55.......... Solemnisation of marriages in Australia by foreign diplomatic or consular officer   46

56.......... Recognition of marriages .................................................................. 47

57.......... Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Foreign Marriages ...................... 47

58.......... Register of Foreign Marriages Solemnised in Australia .................... 48

59.......... Searches and certified copies ............................................................. 48

Part V--Marriages of members of the Defence Force overseas              49

Division 3--Marriages of members of the Defence Force overseas 49

71.......... Marriages of members of the Defence Force overseas ...................... 49

72.......... Form and ceremony of marriage ....................................................... 49

Division 4--General                                                                                                     50

73.......... Validity of marriages ......................................................................... 50

74.......... Declaration to be made before chaplain ............................................. 50

75.......... Chaplain to be satisfied of parties' identity ........................................ 50

76.......... Additional consent to marriage of minor domiciled outside Australia 50

77.......... Restriction on solemnisation of marriages under this Part ................. 51

78.......... Solemnisation of marriages where a party to the marriage is not an Australian citizen etc.        51

79.......... Chaplain to retain consents etc. ......................................................... 52

80.......... Marriage certificate and registration of marriages .............................. 52

81.......... Power to refuse to solemnise marriage .............................................. 54

82.......... Marriages may be solemnised on any day and at any time ................ 54

83.......... Validity of marriages under this Part ................................................. 54

84.......... Registration of overseas marriages attended by a chaplain ................ 55

85.......... Certificates of marriages solemnised in accordance with local law in an overseas country        55

86.......... Evidence ............................................................................................ 56

87.......... Validity of marriages otherwise than under this Part not affected ..... 56

88.......... Imperial Foreign Marriage Acts ........................................................ 56

Part VA--Recognition of foreign marriages                                                       57

88A....... Object of Part .................................................................................... 57

88B....... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 57

88C....... Application of Part ............................................................................ 57

88D....... Validity of marriages ......................................................................... 58

88E........ Validity of certain marriages not affected by this Part ....................... 59

88EA..... Certain unions are not marriages ....................................................... 60

88F........ Incidental determination of recognition of certain foreign marriages . 60

88G....... Evidence ............................................................................................ 61

Part VI--Legitimation                                                                                                       62

89.......... Legitimation by virtue of marriage of parents .................................... 62

90.......... Legitimacy of children of certain foreign marriages .......................... 63

91.......... Legitimacy of children of certain void marriages ............................... 64

92.......... Declarations of legitimacy etc. ........................................................... 64

93.......... Operation of certain State and Territory laws .................................... 66

Part VII--Offences                                                                                                              67

94.......... Bigamy .............................................................................................. 67

95.......... Marrying person not of marriageable age etc. ................................... 68

98.......... Contravention of subsection 13(3) .................................................... 69

99.......... Solemnising marriage where notice or declaration not given or made etc.                 70

100........ Solemnising marriage where reason to believe there is a legal impediment               70

101........ Solemnisation of marriage by unauthorised person ........................... 70

103........ Going through ceremony of marriage before person not authorised to solemnise it 71

104........ Giving defective notice etc. ............................................................... 71

105........ Failure to comply with notice under section 51 ................................. 71

106........ Failure by interpreter to furnish certificate etc. .................................. 71

Part VIII--Transitional provisions                                                                            73

107........ Exercise of powers etc. before commencement of Act ...................... 73

108........ Application of offence provisions to notices etc. given before commencement of this Act       73

109........ Consents etc. given under State or Territory laws ............................. 74

Part IX--Miscellaneous                                                                                                     75

111........ Certain marriages and legitimations to be valid in all the Territories .. 75

111A..... Abolition of action for breach of promise ......................................... 75

112........ Interpreters at marriage ceremonies ................................................... 75

113........ Second marriage ceremonies ............................................................. 76

114........ Correction of errors in marriage registries ......................................... 78

115........ Publication of lists of authorised celebrants ...................................... 79

116........ Judicial notice of signatures of Registrars, celebrants etc. ................. 80

117........ Evidence of registration etc. .............................................................. 80

118........ Right of ministers of religion to receive fees ..................................... 81

120........ Regulations ....................................................................................... 81

The Schedule--Persons whose consent is required to the marriage of a minor   83

Part I                                                                                                                                             83

Part III                                                                                                                                         85

Notes                                                                                                                                              87

An Act relating to Marriage

  

Notes to the Marriage Act 1961

Note 1

The Marriage Act 1961 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 12, 1961 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 24 November 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Marriage Act 1961	12, 1961	6 May 1961	Ss. 1-3, 5(1) and 9, Part III (ss. 22-24), Part VIII (ss. 107-110) and s. 120: 6 May 1961 Remainder: 1 Sept 1963 (see Gazette 1963, p. 1977)
Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966	93, 1966	29 Oct 1966	1 Dec 1966	--
Marriage Act 1973	35, 1973	27 May 1973	1 July 1973 (see Gazette 1973, No. 70, p. 3)	Ss. 8(2) and 12(2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Marriage Amendment Act 1976	209, 1976	20 Dec 1976	Ss. 1, 2 and 30: Royal Assent Ss. 14 and 31: 1 July 1976 Remainder: 20 June 1977 (see Gazette 1977, No. S93)	Ss. 2(4), 14(2), 15(2), 23(2) and 30
Domicile (Consequential Amendments) Act 1982	2, 1982	4 Mar 1982	1 July 1982 (see  s. 2 and Gazette  1982, No. G26, p. 2)	--
Marriage Amendment Act 1985	7, 1985	29 Mar 1985	Ss. 4, 10-13 and 23: 7 Apr 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S153) Remainder: 26 Apr 1985	Ss. 8(2), (3) and 25(2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988	38, 1988	3 June 1988	S. 3: Royal Assent (a)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990	115, 1990	21 Dec 1990	S. 49: Royal Assent (b)	--
Sex Discrimination Amendment Act 1991	71, 1991	25 June 1991	Part 3 (ss. 11-17): 1 Aug 1991 (c)	Ss. 3 and 17
Territories Law Reform Act 1992	104, 1992	30 June 1992	S. 24: 1 July 1992 (d)	--
Witness Protection Act 1994	124, 1994	18 Oct 1994	18 Apr 1995	--
Family Law Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995	140, 1995	12 Dec 1995	Schedule 1 (Part 7): 11 June 1996 (see s. 2(4) and Gazette 1996, No. GN5) (e)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 5 (item 79): Royal Assent (f)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1999	125, 1999	13 Oct 1999	Schedule 13: Royal Assent (g)	--
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 32): Royal Assent Remainder: 24 May 2001	Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 34: (h)	S. 4(1) and (2) [see Table A]
Marriage Amendment Act 2002	77, 2002	8 Oct 2002	Schedule 2 (items 1-14,  16-56): 5 Nov 2002 Schedule 2 (item 15): 8 Apr 2003 Schedule 1: 1 Sept 2003 (see Gazette 2003, No. GN31) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 27) and Sch. 2 (items 5, 10, 17) [see Table A]
Marriage Amendment Act 2004	126, 2004	16 Aug 2004	16 Aug 2004	--
Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006	46, 2006	22 May 2006	Schedule 4 (items 114-117): 1 July 2006	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2010	8, 2010	1 Mar 2010	Schedule 5 (item 137(a)): (i)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 4 (items 1-24): Royal Assent Schedule 4 (item 25): (j) Schedule 7 (item 92): 19 Apr 2011	--

(a)     The Marriage Act 1961 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b)     The Marriage Act 1961 was amended by section 49 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Marriage Act 1961 was amended by Part 3 (sections 11-17) only of the Sex Discrimination Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Part 1, sections 4, 7 and 8, Parts 3 and 4 and the Schedule commence on 1 August 1991.

(d)     The Marriage Act 1961 was amended by section 24 only of the Territories Law Reform Act 1992, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   The remaining provisions of this Act commence on 1 July 1992.

(e)     The Marriage Act 1961 was amended by Schedule 1 (Part 7) by the Family Law Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

                 (4)   The amendments made by Part 7 of Schedule 1 commence on the commencement of section 5 of the Family Law Reform Act 1995.

(f)      The Marriage Act 1961 was amended by Schedule 5 (item 79) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(g)     The Marriage Act 1961 was amended by Schedule 13 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h)     The Marriage Act 1961 was amended by Schedule 34 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the later of the following times:

                              (a)   immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

         Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

(i)      Subsection 2(1) (items 31 and 38) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2010 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
31.  Schedule 5, items 1 to 51	The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.	1 March 2010
38.  Schedule 5, Parts 2 and 3	Immediately after the provision(s) covered by table item 31.	1 March 2010

(j)      Subsection 2(1) (items 11 and 12) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2011 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
11.  Schedule 4, items 1 to 24	The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.	22 March 2011
12.  Schedule 4, item 25	Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 11.	22 March 2011

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 2......................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
S. 3......................................	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 4......................................	am. No. 209, 1976
	rep. No. 38, 1988
S. 5......................................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 209, 1976; No. 2, 1982; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 104, 1992; No. 77, 2002; No. 126, 2004; No. 5, 2011
S. 5A...................................	ad. No. 24, 2001
S. 6......................................	rs. No. 209, 1976
	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 7......................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
S. 8......................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 104, 1992; No. 5, 2011
S. 9......................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 9A...................................	ad. No. 209, 1976
	am. No. 77, 2002
Part IA
Heading to Part IA.............	am. No. 7, 1985
Part IA.................................	ad. No. 209, 1976
Heading to s. 9B................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 9B...................................	ad. No. 209, 1976
	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 9C...............	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 9C...................................	ad. No. 209, 1976
	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No.115, 1990; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 9D...............	am. No. 140, 1995
S. 9D...................................	ad. No. 209, 1976
	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 140, 1995
	rep. No. 46, 2006
Heading to s. 9E................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 9E...................................	ad. No. 209, 1976
	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 5, 2011
Part II
S. 10....................................	am. No. 209, 1976
S. 11....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
	rs. No. 71, 1991
S. 12....................................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 71, 1991
Heading to s. 13................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 13....................................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 14....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
S. 15....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
S. 16....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 140, 1995; No. 46, 2006
S. 17....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
S. 19....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
S. 20....................................	am. No. 7, 1985
S. 21....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
Part III
Part III.................................	rs. No. 209, 1976
Division 1
Heading to Div. 1 of Part III..............................	ad. No. 7, 1985
	rs. No. 5, 2011
Ss. 22, 23............................	rs. No. 209, 1976
	am. No. 7, 1985
Division 2
Heading to Div. 2 of Part III..............................	rs. No. 5, 2011
Div. 2 of Part III..................	ad. No. 7, 1985
S. 23A.................................	ad. No. 7, 1985
	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 23B.................................	ad. No. 7, 1985
S. 24....................................	rep. No. 209, 1976
Part IV
Heading to Part IV.............	rs. No. 5, 2011
Division 1
Heading to Div. 1.............. of Part IV	rs. No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Subdivision A
Heading to Subdiv. A ....... of Div. 1 of Part IV	ad. No. 77, 2002
S. 25....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002
S. 26....................................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 27....................................	am. No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 28....................................	am. No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 29................	am. No. 77, 2002
S. 29....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 30....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002
S. 31....................................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 32....................................	am. No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 33....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 34....................................	rs. No. 209, 1976
	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002
S. 35....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002
S. 36....................................	am. No. 7, 1985
S. 37....................................	am. No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 38....................................	rs. No. 35, 1973
	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Subdivision B
Heading to Subdiv. B ....... of Div. 1 of Part IV	ad. No. 77, 2002
Heading to s. 39................	am. No. 77, 2002
S. 39....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Subdivision C
Subdiv. C of Div. 1 of Part IV.............................	ad. No. 77, 2002
S. 39A.................................	ad. No. 77, 2002
S. 39B.................................	ad. No. 77, 2002
	am. No. 8, 2010
S. 39C.................................	ad. No. 77, 2002
	am. No. 5, 2011
Ss. 39D, 39E.......................	ad. No. 77, 2002
S. 39F.................................	ad. No. 77, 2002
	am. No. 5, 2011
Ss. 39G-39J.......................	ad. No. 77, 2002
S. 39K.................................	ad. No. 77, 2002
	am. No. 5, 2011
Ss. 39L, 39M.......................	ad. No. 77, 2002
Division 2
S. 40....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 41................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 41....................................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 42....................................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 42A.................................	ad. No. 124, 1994
Heading to s. 43................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 43....................................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 44....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 5, 2011
S. 45....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
S. 46....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 47................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 47....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 48................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 48....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 5, 2011
S. 49....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
S. 50....................................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 5, 2011
S. 51....................................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 43, 1996; No. 125, 1999; No. 5, 2011
Division 3
S. 52....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 5, 2011
S. 54....................................	am. No. 209, 1976
	rs. No. 77, 2002
	am. No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 55................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 55....................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 209, 1976
	rs. No. 7, 1985
	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 56....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
S. 57....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 58................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 58....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 5, 2011
S. 59....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
Part V
Heading to Part V..............	rs. No. 77, 2002
Div. 1 of Part V...................	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 60....................................	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 61....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988
	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 62....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988
	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 63....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988
	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 64....................................	am. No. 7, 1985
	rep. No. 77, 2002
Div. 2 of Part V...................	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 65....................................	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 66....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988
	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 67....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 68....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988
	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 69....................................	am. No. 209, 1976
	rep. No. 77, 2002
S. 70....................................	rep. No. 77, 2002
Division 3
Heading to Div. 3 of Part V........................................	rs. No. 77, 2002
S. 71....................................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 72....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 5, 2011
Division 4
S. 73....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 74................	am. No. 77, 2002
S. 74....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 75................	am. No. 77, 2002
S. 75....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 76....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 77................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 77....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 71, 1991; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 78................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 78....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 71, 1991; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 79................	am. No. 77, 2002
S. 79....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002
S. 80....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 81................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 81....................................	am. No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 82................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 82....................................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 83....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 84................	am. No. 77, 2002
S. 84....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002
Heading to s. 85................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 85....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 86....................................	am. No. 38, 1988
S. 87....................................	am. No. 5, 2011
Part VA
Part VA................................	ad. No. 7, 1985
S. 88A.................................	ad. No. 7, 1985
S. 88B.................................	ad. No. 7, 1985
	am. No. 126, 2004; No. 5, 2011
S. 88C.................................	ad. No. 7, 1985
	am. No. 5, 2011
Ss. 88D, 88E.......................	ad. No. 7, 1985
	am. No. 71, 1991; No. 5, 2011
S. 88EA...............................	ad. No. 126, 2004
Ss. 88F, 88G......................	ad. No. 7, 1985
	am. No. 71, 1991; No. 5, 2011
Part VI
S. 89....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
S. 90....................................	rs. No. 7, 1985
	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 91....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
S. 92....................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002
S. 93....................................	am. No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988
Part VII
S. 94....................................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 24, 2001
S. 95....................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 35, 1973; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 24, 2001
Ss. 96, 97............................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
	rep. No. 137, 2000
Heading to s. 98................	rs. No. 137, 2000
S. 98....................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 137, 2000
Heading to s. 99................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 99....................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 100..............	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 100..................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
Heading to s. 101..............	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 101..................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
S. 102..................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
	rep. No. 137, 2000
Heading to s. 103..............	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 103..................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 5, 2011
S. 104..................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 105..................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 24, 2001
S. 106..................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 24, 2001; No. 5, 2011
Part VIII
S. 107..................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
S. 108..................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 137, 2000; No. 5, 2011
S. 109..................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
S. 110..................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985
	rep. No. 77, 2002
Part IX
S. 111..................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
S. 111A...............................	ad. No. 209, 1976
Ss. 112, 113........................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 5, 2011
S. 114..................................	am. No. 7, 1985
S. 115..................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 116..................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 117..................................	am. No. 209, 1976; No. 7, 1985; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
S. 118..................................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 119..................................	am. No. 209, 1976
	rep. No. 7, 1985
S. 120..................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 209, 1976; No. 38, 1988; No. 77, 2002; No. 5, 2011
The Schedule
The Schedule....................	am. No. 35, 1973; No. 38, 1988

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)

Schedule 2

418  Transitional--pre-commencement offences

(1)       Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

                     (a)  an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

(2)       Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

419  Transitional--pre-commencement notices

If:

                     (a)  a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

                     (b)  any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and

                     (c)  the first-mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;

the amendment of the first-mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 24, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Subject to subsection (3), each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Marriage Amendment Act 2002 (No. 77, 2002)

Schedule 1

27  Registration of existing marriage celebrants

(1)       In this item:

existing marriage celebrant means a person:

                     (a)  in respect of whom an instrument made under subsection 39(2) of the Marriage Act 1961 was in force immediately before the commencehment of item 18 of this Schedule; and

                     (b)  who was not authorized by that instrument to solemnize marriages as an officer of a State or Territory.

(2)       Each existing marriage celebrant is taken to have been registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961 as a marriage celebrant on the date of the commencement of item 18 of this Schedule.

(3)       As soon as practicable after the commencement of item 18 of this Schedule, the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants must enter in the register of marriage celebrants all details relating to the person that are required by regulations made for the purposes of subsection 39D(5) to be entered in the register in respect of a person who is registered as a marriage celebrant.

Schedule 2

5  Application of items 4 and 56

The amendments made by items 4 and 56 apply in relation to appointments of prescribed authorities made after those items commence.

10  Application of item 9

The amendment made by item 9 applies in relation to notices of intention to marry given after the item commences.

17  Application of item 16

The amendment made by item 16 applies in relation to Proclamations declared after the item commences.