Intellectually disabled woman challenging marriage ban

The woman's challenge concerns the right to marry and the constitutionality of the high court's wardship jurisdiction, and an 1812 law which prevents wards of court marrying. File picture.

An intellectually disabled woman is proceeding with a constitutional challenge arising from a High Court order preventing her intellectually disabled fiancé marrying her due to concerns about his capacity.

The woman's challenge, and a separate challenge by the man, concern the right to marry and the constitutionality both of the high court's wardship jurisdiction and of an 1812 law which prevents wards of court marrying.