Weekes & Weekes

In *Weekes & Weekes*, heard before Burr J, the applicant sought orders nullifying a marriage solemnised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, between Mr Weekes and Ms Weekes. The core of the dispute concerned the validity of this marriage.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the marriage was absolutely null and void. This required the Court to determine if the circumstances surrounding the solemnisation of the marriage met the legal threshold for nullity under Australian law.

Burr J found that the ground for nullity was proved. Consequently, the Court was satisfied that the marriage solemnised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on an unspecified date in October 2000 between Mr Weekes and Ms Weekes was absolutely null and void.