MARRIAGE ACT 1961 - SECT 74 Declaration to be made before authorised celebrant
MARRIAGE ACT 1961 - SECT 74
Declaration to be made before authorised celebrant(1) A marriage shall not be solemnise d under this Part unless each of the parties to the marriage has made and subscribed before the authorised celebrant solemnising the marriage a declaration as to:
(a) the party's conjugal status;
(b) the party's belief that there is no legal impediment to the marriage; and
(c) such other matters as are prescribed.
(2) The declarations of the parties required by subsection ( 1) shall both be written on the one paper and on the same side of that paper.
(3) An authorised celebrant shall not solemnise a marriage under
this Part i f he or she has reason to believe that a declaration made
and subscribed under this section in relation to the marriage contains a false
statement or an error or is defective.