<P> Part II ( s. 10 - 21 ) deals with the marriageable age and the marriage of minors . In the original 1961 Act , marriageable age was set at 16 for females and 18 for males . The marriageable age was equalised in 1991 by the Sex Discrimination Amendment Act 1991 which raised the marriageable age of females to 18 . </P>
what is the legal age for marriage in australia
18