Interpreters at marriage ceremonies
112 Interpreters at marriage ceremonies
Subject to this section, where the person by whom a marriage is to be solemnised considers that it is desirable to do so, the person may use the services of an interpreter, not being a party to the marriage, in or in connexion with the ceremony.
A person shall not solemnise a marriage in or in connexion with the ceremony of which the services of an interpreter are used unless the person has received a statutory declaration by the interpreter stating that the interpreter understands, and is able to converse in, the languages in respect of which he or she is to act as interpreter.
A person who has acted as interpreter in or in connexion with a ceremony of marriage shall, forthwith after the ceremony has taken place, furnish to the person solemnising the marriage a certificate signed by the first‑mentioned person of the faithful performance of the first‑mentioned person’s services as interpreter.
This section applies in relation to marriages to which Division 2 of Part IV applies and marriages under Part V.
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