{"id":"F2026L00266","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Marriage Act (Proclaimed Overseas Countries) Proclamation) Certificate 2026","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-marriage-act-proclaimed-overseas-countries-proclamation-certifica","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443199,"registerId":"F2026L00266-fast-fetch-1775958101691","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Marriage Act (Proclaimed Overseas Countries) Proclamation) Certificate 2026","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Marriage Act (Proclaimed Overseas Countries) Proclamation) Certificate 2026\n\nI, Michelle Rowland, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated    12 March 2026\n\nMichelle Rowland\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Marriage Act (Proclaimed Overseas Countries) Proclamation) Certificate 2026.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 18 March 2026\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The Marriage Act (Proclaimed Overseas Countries) Proclamation 2016, for which the sunsetting day is 1 April 2026, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2028.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2028.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function it was designed for: deferring sunsetting of another legislative instrument. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of the deferral power in the Legislation Act 2003."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 1 substantive provision (section 4) with a straightforward deferral mechanism","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Single cross-reference to the Legislation Act 2003 (paragraph 51(1)(c))","Simple temporal logic with clear start and end dates","No exceptions, conditions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate delays the automatic expiry of the Marriage Act (Proclaimed Overseas Countries) Proclamation 2016 for two years, moving its repeal date from 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2028.\n\nIt affects couples married overseas in countries listed by the proclamation and the officials who administer marriage law—preventing uncertainty about recognition of those marriages while the government reviews or remakes the proclamation under the Legislation Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the substance of the proclamation; it only defers the proclamation’s automatic repeal from 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2028 (cl.4). Its scope is narrow and confined to that temporal extension; no broader powers or additional subjects are added."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument that only changes a repeal (sunsetting) date (cl.4).","Clear commencement mechanics via a short commencement table (cl.2).","Made under a single statutory authority (paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003) (cl.3).","Includes a self-repeal clause for the certificate after its effect (cl.5), which is a standard administrative formality.","Legal effect is limited to delaying repeal; no substantive amendments to the underlying proclamation are made (cl.4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate, made by the Attorney‑General, delays the repeal of the Marriage Act (Proclaimed Overseas Countries) Proclamation 2016 from 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2028. \n\nIt uses authority under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003 and keeps the proclamation’s substantive law in force for two extra years; administrative and compliance burdens continue to fall on government agencies and persons relying on the proclamation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-marriage-act-proclaimed-overseas-countries-proclamation-certifica","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-marriage-act-proclaimed-overseas-countries-proclamation-certifica/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-marriage-act-proclaimed-overseas-countries-proclamation-certifica/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-marriage-act-proclaimed-overseas-countries-proclamation-certifica/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-marriage-act-proclaimed-overseas-countries-proclamation-certifica/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-marriage-act-proclaimed-overseas-countries-proclamation-certifica/documents"}}