Attorney-General's Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Act 2024 (41 of 2024)
Schedule 3 Amendment of the Marriage Act 1961
Part 6 Notice of intended marriage and consent
Marriage Act 1961
44 After section 42A
Insert:
42B Authorised celebrant must physically meet each party to intended marriage separately
An authorised celebrant must not solemnise a marriage unless the authorised celebrant has met separately with each party before the intended marriage. The authorised celebrant and the party must be physically present at the meeting.
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