Marriage Act 1961 Section 25 - Interpretation
Marriage Act 1961
In force on 5 Jan 2026Marriage Act 1961 Section 25
Interpretation
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MA1961 s.25
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25 Interpretation
Section titled “25 Interpretation”(1) In this Subdivision:
(a) a reference to a Registrar shall be read as a reference to a Registrar of Ministers of Religion; and
(b) a reference to a register shall be read as a reference to a register kept for the purposes of this Subdivision.
(2) For the purposes of this Subdivision, a person who is serving outside Australia as a member of the Defence Force and was, immediately before the person became a member of the Defence Force, ordinarily resident in a State or Territory shall be deemed, while the person is so serving, to be ordinarily resident in that State or Territory.