CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 93AC
Child forced marriage
CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 93AC
Child forced marriage
(1) In this section--
"child" means a person who is under 18 years of age.
"marriage" includes the following-- (a) a marriage recognised under the law of
a foreign country,
(b) a marriage that is void, invalid or not recognised by
law for any reason.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a child enters into
a
"forced marriage" if-- (a) the child enters into the marriage without freely
and fully consenting-- (i) because of the use of coercion, threat or
deception, or
(ii) because the child was incapable of understanding the
nature and effect of the marriage ceremony, or
(b) when the marriage is
entered into, the child is under 16 years of age.
(3) A person-- (a) who
causes a child to enter into a forced marriage, and
(b) who intends to cause,
or is reckless as to causing, that forced marriage,
is guilty of an offence. :
Maximum penalty--imprisonment for 9 years.
(4) A person is guilty of an
offence if the person-- (a) enters into a marriage with a child, and
(b)
knows that it is a forced marriage, and
(c) is not a victim of the
forced marriage.
: Maximum penalty--imprisonment for 9 years.
(5) For the
purposes of subsection (2)(a)(i), the subparagraph applies whether the use of
the coercion, threat or deception-- (a) is by another party to the marriage or
by another person, or
(b) is against the child or another person.
