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Registration as a Commonwealth Registered Marriage Celebrant - Australian Government

Description

You will require this registration if you intend to offer a service as a Commonwealth registered marriage celebrant. Marriage celebrants are legally allowed to perform marriages in Australia.

Being a marriage celebrant is an important role in the community. It attracts legal responsibilities and a failure to meet those responsibilities could have serious consequences.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

If you want to become a Commonwealth registered marriage celebrant, you must:

  • complete a Certificate IV in Celebrancy, which includes the marriage celebrancy units, through a registered training organisation
  • apply to the department using the marriage celebrant online application form and pay the required fee
  • successfully answer a series of legal questions about marriage law and process
  • be assessed as being a fit and proper person by the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants. Section 39C of the Marriage Act 1961 sets out all the matters the Registrar must take into account when considering whether a person is fit and proper.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

An annual pro rata registration charge applies.

You must also complete five hours of ongoing professional development activities each calendar year. This includes compulsory and elective activities.

Duration

Ongoing

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
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Fees will vary depending on your circumstances. They can be determined by using the Marriage Celebrants portal.

Act(s) name

Marriage Act 1961 Australian Government

Regulation(s) name

Marriage Regulations 2017 Australian Government

Administering agency

Attorney-General's Department

Marriage Celebrants Section

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.