Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARRIAGE ACT 1961 - SECT 9

  (1)   The Governor - General may make arrangements with the Governor of a State:

  (b)   for the performance by all or any of the persons who from time to time hold office as Judges of any Court of that State of the functions of a Judge under sections   12, 16 and 17;

  (c)   for the performance by all or any of the persons who from time to time hold office as Chief, Police, Stipendiary, Resident or Special Magistrates in that State of all or any of the functions of a magistrate under this Act;

  (d)   for the performance by officers of that State of the function of solemnising marriages in accordance with Division   2 of Part   IV;

  (e)   for enabling officers of that State to be appointed as prescribed authorities;

  (f)   for enabling officers of that State to be appointed as Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Ministers of Religion for that State under Subdivision A of Division   1 of Part   IV; and

  (g)   for enabling officers of that State to be appointed as authorised officers for the purposes of section   51.

  (2)   A copy of each arrangement made under this section shall be published in the Gazette .