Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A marriage shall not be solemnised in an overseas country under this Part unless the authorised celebrant is satisfied:
(a) that each of the parties to the intended marriage is an Australian citizen or a member of the Defence Force;
(b) where 1 party to the intended marriage is not an Australian citizen or a member of the Defence Force:
(i) that that party is not a subject or citizen of the overseas country; or
(ii) that sufficient facilities do not exist for the solemnisation of the marriage in the overseas country in accordance with the law of that country;
(c) where 1 party to the intended marriage is a subject or citizen of the overseas country, that objection will not be taken by the authorities of that country to the solemnisation of the intended marriage under this Part; or
(d) that a marriage in the overseas country between the parties in accordance with the law of that country would not be recognised throughout Australia.
(2) In this section, overseas country includes a country that is deemed to be an overseas country for the purposes of section 71.