Crimes Act 1900

In this section—

a marriage recognised under the law of a foreign country,

a marriage that is void, invalid or not recognised by law for any reason.

For the purposes of this section, a child enters into a forced marriage if—

the child enters into the marriage without freely and fully consenting—

because of the use of coercion, threat or deception, or

because the child was incapable of understanding the nature and effect of the marriage ceremony, or

when the marriage is entered into, the child is under 16 years of age.

A person—

who causes a child to enter into a forced marriage, and

who intends to cause, or is reckless as to causing, that forced marriage,

A person is guilty of an offence if the person—

enters into a marriage with a child, and

knows that it is a forced marriage, and

is not a victim of the forced marriage.

For the purposes of subsection (2)(a)(i), the subparagraph applies whether the use of the coercion, threat or deception—

is by another party to the marriage or by another person, or

is against the child or another person.