Legal Requirements
It is a legal requirement to complete a “Notice Of Intended Marriage” and lodge it with your celebrant, at least 31 days and no longer than 18 months before the proposed ceremony It is valid for 18 months..
(I would suggest earlier rather than later to secure your date and time)
This form can be downloaded from the Attorney-Generals website at www.ag.gov.au/celebrants or I can supply one for you.
Please do not sign the Notice of Intended Marriage Form as the signature must be witnessed by the Celebrant or other authorised person.Once lodged the notice is valid for a period of eighteen (18) months. You will also sign a declaration stating that there is no legal impediment to your marriage.
At this stage a $100.00 lodgment fee is required (which is non-refundable).
Certain documentation must be produced and sighted by the celebrant before the marriage is solemnised:
If born in Australia ~ your Original Birth Certificate (If you need a copy please contact Births Deaths and Marriages in the State that you were born).
If born abroad ~ your Original Birth Certificate or Overseas Passport.
If either of you have been previously married then your Original Divorce Decree papers or Death Certificate of a previous spouse. (If you need a copy of your Divorce Paper please contact the Family Law Court in the State you were Divorced)
If either party has officially changed their names, a Change of Name Certificate is required
Any documents in a foreign language must be translated into English and a Translation Certificate supplied.
Statutory declarations
If you are overseas born and cannot obtain a copy of your birth certificate due to you being a refugee or other circumstances, I can help you complete a Commonwealth Statutory Declaration where you state the details of the date and place of your birth, your parents etc.
Both persons intending to marry must be the age of 18. If one party is between the age of 16 and 18 years old you are required to obtain the following: o parents consent on the required form ando a court order under section 12 of the marriage Act.
Witnesses
You are required to have two witnesses who are both over the age of 18 present to sign the Marriage Register and Certificates.
If you live interstate and will not be in Tasmania until a few days before the Ceremony, you can still get on with the lodgment of the NOIM with the Celebrant.
You can download the form from www.ag.gov.au/celebrants or I can post you one and you can have it filled out and signed by an appropriate person in that state and then post it off to me.
Shortening of Time
It is possible to shorten this minimum time if special circumstances set out in the regulations are met.
Firstly, you need to meet with me to fill out the Notice of Intended Marriage Form.
Secondly you will need to approach a prescribed authority for approval (your Local Court or Registry Officials) They are the only ones that can shorten the required period if they are satisfied that the circumstances prescribed in the regulations are met: These circumstances are:
1. Employment related or other travel commitments.
2. Wedding or celebration arrangements, or religious considerations.
3. Medical reasons
4. Legal proceedings.
5. Error in giving notice.
The reason for seeking a shortening of time must fall within one of thesecategories and it is up to the prescribed authority to approve the application ~ it is not an automatic process.
What proof of Marriage will you receive?
You will be required to sign 3 marriage certificates following the ceremony. *The first is the official certificate which the celebrant will send to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages to officially register the marriage. *The second is a duplicate which the celebrant keeps as his/her record of the marriage.*The third is a numbered Wedding Certificate, often referred to as the parties' certificate, which you will be given as a keepsake.
At your wedding you will be presented with a Marriage Certificate. This certificate is conclusive evidence of your marriage but not of your identity. Some entities e.g. Passport Office & RTA require you to produce a registered copy of your Marriage Certificate. This is obtained from Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages I will ensure you have a full understanding of all legal requirements of a marriage. I undertake to comply with all areas of the Marriage Act 1961
The Marriage Celebrant Must: Identify themselves to the assembled parties, as the celebrant authorised to solemnise the marriage and say the words required by section 46 (Monitum), in the presence of the parties, the formal witnesses and the guests before the marriage is solemnised;
• Ensure that they see and hear the vows being exchanged, because it is the exchange of vows that constitutes the marriage;
• Sign the papers required by the Act and register the marriage.
Registering the Marriage
Marriage Celebrants are responsible for registering the marriage within 14 days of the ceremony taking place.
Translation and Interpreting Services
For translation or interpreting services contact – Community Relations Commission 24hr/7days on site interpreting service available 1300 651 500
For marriages dissolved before 1975, a copy of the decree absolute can be obtained from the Supreme Court in the state where the marriage was dissolved.
State Registry Office for all birth, death and marriage certificates).
Personal applications
Visit Service Tasmania
For general enquiries phone
1300 135 513 or (03) 6233 3793
(Outside Australia +61 3 6233 3793)
Postal address
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
GPO Box 198
HOBART TAS 7001
Fax (03) 6233 6444 (within Australia)
+61 3 6233 6444 (outside Australia)
Email
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