In the original 1961 law, marriageable age was set at 16 for females and 18 for males, but the age was equalised in 1991 by the Sex Discrimination Amendment Act 1991 which raised the marriageable age of females to 18.
Marriageable age was set at 16 for females for males. This was in the original 1961 law. Marriageable age was set at 16 for 18 for males. This was in the original 1961 law. The age was equalised in 1991 by the Sex Discrimination Amendment Act 1991. This Sex Discrimination Amendment Act 1991 raised the marriageable age of females to 18.