Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00853:clause:1_113:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00853
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 113 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 166748–168438

is not invalid by reason of any failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (3) or (4).
 (5) Nothing in this Act shall be taken to prevent 2 persons who are already legally married to each other from going through a religious ceremony of marriage with each other in Australia where those persons have:
 (a) produced to the person by whom the ceremony is to be performed a certificate of their existing marriage; and
 (b) furnished to that person a statement in writing, signed by them and witnessed by that person, that:
 (i) they have previously gone through a form or ceremony of marriage with each other;
 (ii) they are the parties mentioned in the certificate of marriage produced with the statement; and
 (iii) they have no reason to believe that they are not legally married to each other or, if their marriage took place outside Australia, they have no reason to believe that it would not be recognised as valid in Australia.
 (6) The provisions of sections 42, 44, 50 and 51 do not apply to or in relation to a religious ceremony of marriage in accordance with subsection (5) and the person by whom the ceremony is performed shall not:
 (a) prepare or issue in respect of it any certificate of marriage under or referring to this Act; or
 (b) issue any other document to the parties in respect of the ceremony unless the parties are described in the document as being already legally married to each other.
 (7) A person who is not an authorised celebrant does not commit an offence against section 101 by reason only of his or her having performed a religious ceremony of marriage between parties who have complied with the requirements of subsection (5) of this section.