9Consent of parent etc. to marriage of minor

9 Consent of parent etc. to marriage of minor

(1) A consent in relation to an intended marriage for the purposes of subparagraph 13(1)(a)(i) of the Act must: (a) identify the person giving the consent; and (b) identify the parties to the intended marriage; and (c) indicate the capacity in which the person’s consent is required.

Note 1: For example, a consent can identify a person by stating the person’s full name and address.

Note 2: For the persons whose consent is required to the marriage of a minor, see section 14 of the Act.

(2) If, under subparagraph 13(1)(a)(i) of the Act, a document is produced to a person (the celebrant) solemnising a marriage of a minor as the consent of a person to the marriage, the celebrant must write on the document the manner in which the celebrant satisfied himself or herself that the person is a person whose consent to the marriage is required by the Act. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the consent of both parents of the minor is produced to the celebrant. (4) To avoid doubt, this section does not apply in relation to the consent of a Judge or magistrate given under Part II of the Act.

Note: A consent must be forwarded to the appropriate registering authority for a marriage etc.: see subparagraph 50(4)(a)(i) and paragraph 80(4)(b) of the Act.