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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.84Marriages that are registrable
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### sec.84 Marriages that are registrable
A marriage solemnised in Queensland must be registered under this Act.
A person may have a marriage registered by giving the registrar, in an approved way—
the marriage certificate; or
if the marriage was solemnised before the commencement of the Marriage Act 1961 (Cwlth) —evidence of the marriage required by the registrar.
A marriage is taken to be solemnised in Queensland if—
it is solemnised on a vessel; and
the vessel goes to the place where the marriage is solemnised from a port in Queensland, without stopping at a port that is not in Queensland; and
after the marriage is solemnised, the vessel returns to a port in Queensland, without stopping at a port that is not in Queensland.
(sec.84-ssec.1) A marriage solemnised in Queensland must be registered under this Act.
(sec.84-ssec.2) A person may have a marriage registered by giving the registrar, in an approved way— the marriage certificate; or if the marriage was solemnised before the commencement of the Marriage Act 1961 (Cwlth) —evidence of the marriage required by the registrar.
(sec.84-ssec.3) A marriage is taken to be solemnised in Queensland if— it is solemnised on a vessel; and the vessel goes to the place where the marriage is solemnised from a port in Queensland, without stopping at a port that is not in Queensland; and after the marriage is solemnised, the vessel returns to a port in Queensland, without stopping at a port that is not in Queensland.
- (a) the marriage certificate; or
- (b) if the marriage was solemnised before the commencement of the Marriage Act 1961 (Cwlth) —evidence of the marriage required by the registrar.
- (a) it is solemnised on a vessel; and
- (b) the vessel goes to the place where the marriage is solemnised from a port in Queensland, without stopping at a port that is not in Queensland; and
- (c) after the marriage is solemnised, the vessel returns to a port in Queensland, without stopping at a port that is not in Queensland.