Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01004:reg:15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01004
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 15
Character Range: 20808–22082

15  Re‑hearing of application for consent to marriage of a minor
 (1) The prescribed time for a request under subsection 17(1) of the Act is 14 days after the day the application to which the request relates was granted or refused.
 (2) An application under subsection 16(5) of the Act (as it applies because of subsection 17(2) of the Act) may be joined with a request under subsection 17(1) of the Act.
 (3) A request under subsection 17(1) of the Act for a Judge to re‑hear an application for consent to a proposed marriage of a minor in place of the consent of a person must:
 (a) be in writing and be lodged with the Judge; and
 (b) unless it is impracticable to obtain the minor's birth certificate—be accompanied by the minor's birth certificate; and
 (c) if the request is made by the minor and consent to the proposed marriage has been given by, or in place of, any other person whose consent to the proposed marriage is required by the Act—be accompanied by that 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) be accompanied by a copy of the application, including any documents required by section 14 to accompany the application.