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Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 79 - Declaration before authorised celebrant

Marriage Regulations 2017

In force on 5 Jan 2026

Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 79

Declaration before authorised celebrant

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MR2017 reg.79

79 Declaration before authorised celebrant

Section titled “79 Declaration before authorised celebrant”

For the purposes of paragraph 74(1)(c) of the Act, each party to a marriage proposed to be solemnised under Part V of the Act must make a declaration as to the following matters:

(a) if the party is 18 or older—that matter;

(b) otherwise—the party’s date of birth and that an order has been made under section 12 of the Act in relation to the party.