Domestic Violence Act 2018

Amendment of section 2 of Civil Registration Act 2004

49. Section 2 (2) of the Civil Registration Act 2004 is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

“(c) one or both of the parties to the intended marriage will be under the age of 18 years on the date of solemnisation of the intended marriage and an exemption from the application of section 31 (1)(a) of the Family Law Act 1995 in relation to the marriage was not granted under section 33 of that Act—

(i) prior to the coming into operation of subsection (1) of section 45 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018, or

(ii) in accordance with subsection (2) of section 45 of that Act.”.