Liu and Wu

In the matter of *Liu and Wu*, heard before Johns J, the court was required to determine the validity of a marriage between Ms Liu and Mr Wu, which was solemnised in Melbourne, Australia in 2009. The dispute concerned whether this marriage met the legal requirements for validity under Australian law.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the marriage between Ms Liu and Mr Wu was valid in accordance with the provisions of s 113 of the *Marriage Act 1961* (Cth). This required the court to consider the specific circumstances of the marriage and assess them against the statutory criteria for a valid union.

Johns J declared that the marriage of Ms Liu and Mr Wu was not a valid marriage pursuant to s 113 of the *Marriage Act 1961* (Cth). Consequently, the court ordered that the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Victoria) be notified of this declaration to amend its records accordingly. All other extant applications before the court were dismissed.