Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A marriage shall not be solemnised under this Part unless each of the parties to the marriage has made and subscribed before the authorised celebrant solemnising the marriage a declaration as to:
(a) the party's conjugal status;
(b) the party's belief that there is no legal impediment to the marriage; and
(c) such other matters as are prescribed.
(2) The declarations of the parties required by subsection (1) shall both be written on the one paper and on the same side of that paper.
(3) An authorised celebrant shall not solemnise a marriage under this Part if he or she has reason to believe that a declaration made and subscribed under this section in relation to the marriage contains a false statement or an error or is defective.