Section 52Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Court not to make divorce order where application for decree of nullity before it

Where both an application for a decree of nullity of a marriage and an application for a divorce order in relation to that marriage are before a court, the court shall not make a divorce order in relation to the marriage unless it has dismissed the application for a decree of nullity of the marriage.

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