Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 (129 of 2017)

Schedule 3   Consequential amendments

Part 1   Attorney-General

Family Law Act 1975

21   Application of amendments

(1) Sections 55A, 60F and 98A of the Family Law Act 1975, as in force on and after the commencement of this Part, apply in relation to a marriage (within the meaning of the Marriage Act 1961, as amended by this Act), even if:

(a) the marriage took place before that commencement; or

(b) for subsections 60F(3) and (4) - the adoption of the child took place before that commencement.

(2) Section 60E of the Family Law Act 1975, as in force on and after the commencement of this Part, applies in relation to a purported marriage (within the meaning of the Marriage Act 1961, as amended by this Act), even if the purported marriage took place before that commencement.