Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Act 2015 (153 of 2015)
Schedule 4 Forced marriage
Criminal Code Act 1995
3 At the end of section 270.7A of the Criminal Code
Add:
(4) For the purposes of proving an offence against this Division or Division 271, a person under 16 years of age is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be incapable of understanding the nature and effect of a marriage ceremony.
Note: A defendant bears a legal burden in relation to proving the contrary (see section 13.4).
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