7Application for authorisation of marriage of minor

7 Application for authorisation of marriage of minor

An application to a Judge or magistrate under subsection 12(1) of the Act must: (a) be in writing and be lodged with the Judge or magistrate; and (b) unless it is impracticable to obtain the applicant’s birth certificate—be accompanied by the applicant’s birth certificate; and (c) if consent to the proposed marriage of the applicant has been given by, or in place, of a person whose consent to the proposed marriage is required by the Act—be accompanied by the consent; and (d) if that consent is written in a language other than English—be accompanied by a translation of the consent into English that complies with section 11; and (e) if a dispensation has been given in relation to the proposed marriage of the applicant under subsection 15(1) of the Act—be accompanied by the dispensation; and (f) set out the following in relation to any previous decision made under section 12 of the Act in relation to the applicant: (i) the decision; (ii) the name of the Judge or magistrate who made the decision; (iii) the date of the decision.