Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARRIAGE ACT 1961 - SECT 88B

             (1)  In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Australia" includes the external Territories.

"local law" , in relation to a marriage solemnized in a foreign country, means the law in force in the foreign country or in that part of the foreign country in which the marriage was solemnized.

             (2)  A marriage shall be taken, for the purposes of this Part, to have been solemnized in a foreign country by or in the presence of a diplomatic or consular officer of another foreign country if the marriage was solemnized in the first‑mentioned foreign country by or in the presence of a person who was recognized by the government of that country as a diplomatic or consular representative of the other foreign country.

             (3)  In this Part, a reference to a marriage includes a reference to a purported marriage that is void or voidable but does not include a reference to a marriage solemnized under Part V.

             (4)  To avoid doubt, in this Part (including section 88E) marriage has the meaning given by subsection 5(1).