Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Where, in relation to a proposed marriage of a minor to a particular person:
(a) an application under section 15 has been refused by a prescribed authority;
(b) an application under section 16 has been refused by a magistrate or a Judge; or
(c) an application under section 12 has been refused by a magistrate or a Judge;
a further application under the same section by the same person in relation to the proposed marriage shall not be considered by any prescribed authority, magistrate or Judge within 6 months after the refusal of the application, unless the applicant satisfies the prescribed authority, magistrate or Judge to whom the further application is made that there has been a substantial change in the relevant facts or circumstances since the refusal of the former application.
(2) The fact that an application is heard or dealt with in contravention of subsection (1) does not affect the validity of an order made, or the effectiveness of a consent given, upon the application or the re - hearing of the application or make ineffective any dispensation with a consent granted on the application.