Marriage Act 1961 Section 17 - Re‑hearing of applications by a Judge
Marriage Act 1961
In force on 5 Jan 2026Marriage Act 1961 Section 17
Re‑hearing of applications by a Judge
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17 Re‑hearing of applications by a Judge
Section titled “17 Re‑hearing of applications by a Judge”(1) Where:
(a) an application to a magistrate under subsection 16(1) or (5) is refused; or
(b) an application to a magistrate under subsection 16(1) is granted;
the applicant or the person in relation to whose consent the application was made, as the case requires, may, in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, request that the application be re‑heard by a Judge in the State or Territory in which it was heard, and a Judge may re‑hear the application accordingly.
(2) The provisions of subsections 16(2), (5) and (6) apply, so far as they are applicable, in relation to the re‑hearing of an application made under section 16 and, for the purpose of such a re‑hearing, references in those provisions to the magistrate dealing with an application shall be read as references to the Judge re‑hearing the application.