Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01004:reg:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01004
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13
Character Range: 18237–19075

13  Notice of dispensation or refusal to dispense with consent
 (1) If a prescribed authority dispenses with the consent of a person to a proposed marriage of a minor under section 15 of the Act, the prescribed authority must:
 (a) give the minor the dispensation in writing; and
 (b) return any documents that accompanied the application in accordance with section 12.
 (2) If a prescribed authority refuses an application to dispense with the consent of a person to a proposed marriage of a minor under section 15 of the Act, the prescribed authority must, within 14 days after the refusal:
 (a) give the minor written notice of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal; and
 (b) return any documents that accompanied the application in accordance with section 12.

Division 4—Consent by Judge or magistrate in place of parent etc.