Legals
Under the Marriage Act 1961 there are certain obligations that you, as a couple intending to get married, must meet prior to a marriage ceremony being solemnised.
A Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) must be lodged with your Celebrant no less than one month and no more than eighteen months prior to the marriage.
Under normal circumstances the Notice of Intended Marriage would be completed at our first meeting and the required documentation must be produced at that time, or before the marriage can take place. There are some exceptions; for instance if a partner is overseas or interstate and only one can sign that is acceptable. However, if these circumstances do not exist then both parties are required to meet to give the month notice.
If you were born in Australia you are required to produce your original birth certificate or Australian passport. If you provide a birth certificate you will also need photo identification which can be in the form of your Driver's Licence.
Although birth certificates are preferred, in the case of persons born outside of Australia a Marriage Celebrant can accept an overseas passport in lieu of the birth certificate. If that person cannot produce their birth certificate or overseas passport the Celebrant will take a statutory declaration with details of birth date, place and parents' names together with an explanation as to why the birth certificate is not available.
In the case of persons previously married, an original copy of your Decree Absolute or, in the case of widowhood, an original copy of the death certificate must be produced. These documents must be produced before the marriage can take place so it is essential that you give yourself adequate time to acquire them if you have misplaced them. There are occasions when a marriage is annulled and when this happens documented evidence must be produced.
Prior to your wedding, both partners will be required to sign a declaration, under the Marriage Act 1961, stating that you believe there is no legal impediment to the marriage between yourself and your partner.
At the marriage ceremony, you will sign three documents with your two witnesses over 18 years of age.
There is a Celebrant Authority or Monitum which I must state during the ceremony. Your full names must be stated once in the ceremony and there are mandatory vows you must say, which can be followed by your personal vows. Your mandatory vows should be audible to the guests. These are the basic mandatory requirements for your civil ceremony.
Please see the following link to The Attorney-General's Department - Marriage section.
www.ag.gov.au/FamiliesAndMarriage/Marriage/Pages/Getting-married.aspx#getting_married_aust
Under the Marriage Act 1961 there are certain obligations that you, as a couple intending to get married, must meet prior to a marriage ceremony being solemnised.
A Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) must be lodged with your Celebrant no less than one month and no more than eighteen months prior to the marriage.
Under normal circumstances the Notice of Intended Marriage would be completed at our first meeting and the required documentation must be produced at that time, or before the marriage can take place. There are some exceptions; for instance if a partner is overseas or interstate and only one can sign that is acceptable. However, if these circumstances do not exist then both parties are required to meet to give the month notice.
If you were born in Australia you are required to produce your original birth certificate or Australian passport. If you provide a birth certificate you will also need photo identification which can be in the form of your Driver's Licence.
Although birth certificates are preferred, in the case of persons born outside of Australia a Marriage Celebrant can accept an overseas passport in lieu of the birth certificate. If that person cannot produce their birth certificate or overseas passport the Celebrant will take a statutory declaration with details of birth date, place and parents' names together with an explanation as to why the birth certificate is not available.
In the case of persons previously married, an original copy of your Decree Absolute or, in the case of widowhood, an original copy of the death certificate must be produced. These documents must be produced before the marriage can take place so it is essential that you give yourself adequate time to acquire them if you have misplaced them. There are occasions when a marriage is annulled and when this happens documented evidence must be produced.
Prior to your wedding, both partners will be required to sign a declaration, under the Marriage Act 1961, stating that you believe there is no legal impediment to the marriage between yourself and your partner.
At the marriage ceremony, you will sign three documents with your two witnesses over 18 years of age.
There is a Celebrant Authority or Monitum which I must state during the ceremony. Your full names must be stated once in the ceremony and there are mandatory vows you must say, which can be followed by your personal vows. Your mandatory vows should be audible to the guests. These are the basic mandatory requirements for your civil ceremony.
Please see the following link to The Attorney-General's Department - Marriage section.
www.ag.gov.au/FamiliesAndMarriage/Marriage/Pages/Getting-married.aspx#getting_married_aust