澳大利亚的婚姻【外文翻译】.doc

外文原文 Marriage in Australia The law regulating marriage in Australia is contained in the Marriage Act 1961 which sets out who may marry, who may perform the marriage ceremony, how the ceremony is to be conducted and where and when it may be performed. All references in this section are to this Act unless otherwise stated. Who may marry? Any person over the age of 18 may marry , provided that the person: ◇is legally able to consent ◇is not married to someone else ◇is not within a prohibited relationship (such as a parent, brother, sister or grandparent) with the proposed spouse. If a person under 18 years of age wishes to marry: they must be at least 16 years of age and the other person over 18 years of age, and must obtain a court order from a judge or magistrate authorising the marriage (applications are made to the Magistrates Court) and have the written consent of the parents or guardian(unless a court has given the consent in place of the parents). A marriage can only occur between persons of opposite sex. Traditionally the definition of sex has been left to biology, however the Family Court has recently allowed a marriage between a woman and female-to-male The decision was based on apparent sex, not biology. What is a valid ceremony? To be valid, a marriage must be performed by an authorised celebrant, who may be: a minister of religion under the Actregisterd the registrar of marriages for the State or Territory where the marriage is to take place a person authorised by the Commonwealth Attorney-General. Civil marriage celebrants charge while ministers of religion usually receive a donation. What documents have to be filed before a marriage can take place? Before a marriage ceremony can take place, a Notice of Intended Marriage must be given to the marriage celebrant, not more than 18 months and not less than one month before the date of the intended marriage. The notice must give all the required details and be signed by each of the intending partners in th