Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00853:clause:1_16:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00853
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 16 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 33374–34188

a Judge or magistrate gives consent to the marriage of a minor in place of the consent of a person who has refused to consent to the marriage, the Judge or magistrate may also, upon application by the minor, give consent in place of the consent of any other person if the Judge or magistrate is satisfied that it is impracticable, or that it is impracticable without delay that would, in all the circumstances of the case, be unreasonable, to ascertain the views of that person with respect to the proposed marriage.
 (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the fact that a person does not reside in, or is absent from, Australia shall not of itself be deemed to make it impracticable to ascertain the views of that person.
 (7) In this section family counsellor has the same meaning as in the Family Law Act 1975.