Marriage Act 1961 Section 2A - Objects of this Act
Marriage Act 1961
In force on 5 Jan 2026Marriage Act 1961 Section 2A
Objects of this Act
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MA1961 s.2A
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2A Objects of this Act
Section titled “2A Objects of this Act”It is an object of this Act to create a legal framework:
(a) to allow civil celebrants to solemnise marriage, understood as the union of 2 people to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life; and
(b) to allow ministers of religion to solemnise marriage, respecting the doctrines, tenets and beliefs of their religion, the views of their religious community or their own religious beliefs; and
(c) to allow equal access to marriage while protecting religious freedom in relation to marriage.