Marriage Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 165 1

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Marriage Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Marriage Act 1961.

Dated 27 June 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

PETER DUNCAN

Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General

for the Attorney-General

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1995.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Marriage Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 74 (Fees)

3.1   Subregulations 74 (2), (5), (5A), and (5B):

Omit the subregulations.

3.2   Subregulation 74 (6):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

“(6)

Despite any other provision of this regulation, if a prescribed authority is a member of the Parliament of Australia or of a State of Australia, no fee is payable to the prescribed authority for:

• (a)

  an application for shortening the time for giving notice of intended marriage under section 42 (5) of the Act; or

• (b)

  an application for dispensing with the consent of a person under section 15 of the Act.”.

4.   Fifth Schedule (Fees)

4.1   Items 11, 12, 12A, 12B and 13:

Omit the items.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1995.

2. Statutory Rules 1963 No. 31 as amended by 1971 No. 6; 1973 No. 129; 1974 Nos. 28, 188 and 246; 1976 No. 8; 1977 No. 66; 1979 No. 156; 1984 No. 3; 1986 Nos. 227 and 229; 1988 Nos. 223 and 276; 1990 No. 246; 1991 No. 328; 1992 Nos. 32 and 294.