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    The Marriage Act 1961 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which regulates marriage in Australia. Since its passage in 1961, it has been amended...
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  • Marriage Act 1961 may refer to: Marriage Act 1961 (Australia) Marriage Act, 1961 (South Africa) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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    marriage by section 51(xxi) of the constitution. The Marriage Act 1961 applies uniformly throughout Australia (including its external territories) to the exclusion...
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  • Marriage Act may refer to a number of pieces of legislation: Marriage Act 1961, Australia's law that governs legal marriage. Marriage Amendment (Definition...
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  • knowing that the previous marriage is still subsisting, commits an offence of bigamy under section 94 of the Marriage Act 1961, which carries a maximum...
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    Australia, which legalises same-sex marriage in Australia by amending the Marriage Act 1961 to allow marriage between two persons of marriageable age, regardless...
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  • marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. Legislation to allow it, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017...
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  • The Marriage Alliance is an Australian lobby group based in Sydney, New South Wales which supports the definition of marriage between a man and a woman...
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  • be a valid marriage. Section 46 of the Marriage Act 1961 requires marriage celebrants to explain the legal nature of marriage in Australia to a couple...
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    the Marriage Amendment Act 2004, which inserted it verbatim into the Marriage Act 1961. At the time of the survey, same-sex unions in Australia were...
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