New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 547A

547A False statement respecting births, deaths or marriages

(1) Every person who wilfully gives to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages any false information concerning any birth or death, or the cause of any death, or who wilfully makes any false declaration under or for the purpose of any Act relating to the registration of births or deaths, shall on conviction by the Local Court be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to pay a fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.

(2) Any person who wilfully makes any false statement before any minister of religion, or district registrar, authorised to celebrate marriages, or before any person authorised to give his or her written consent to the marriage of any minor, for the purpose of procuring the celebration of any marriage, or any person who induces or endeavours to induce any person to celebrate a marriage between parties where such first-mentioned person knows that one of such parties is under age, and that the written consent required by law has not previously been obtained, shall upon conviction by the Local Court be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to pay a fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.

Note: See Marriage Act 1961 (Commonwealth), sections 96-98.

(3) Proceedings for an offence against this section may be commenced within one year after the date of the commission of the offence, and subject to the permission of the Attorney General.