In force2012 Revised EditionCurrent version · 2012 Revised EditionSee versions on Attorney General's Chambers(opens the publisher’s site)
Chinese Marriage Act · 2012 Revised Edition
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who —
commits adultery;
treats the other party to the marriage cruelly and by such cruelty causes substantial physical or mental suffering; or
deserts the other party to the marriage or his or her children without reasonable excuse, shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, imprisonment for 6 months and fine of
$800:
Chinese Marriage
Chinese marriage
“Chinese marriage” means a marriage contracted according to established Chinese law or custom and include a marriage constituted by the marital intercourse of persons betrothed according to such law or custom. Registrars.
Provided that no person shall be liable to be convicted under paragraph
on the ground only that he or she refuses to have sexual intercourse.
Chinese marriage
“Chinese marriage” means a marriage contracted according to established Chinese law or custom and include a marriage constituted by the marital intercourse of persons betrothed according to such law or custom. Registrars.