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Attorney-General’s Department and Marriage Celebrant Associations/Networks Meeting Minutes - Tuesday 5 May 2020
Minutes from the Attorney-General’s Department and Marriage Celebrant Associations/Networks Meeting on Tuesday 5 May 2020.
Instructions for completing the application for registration as a marriage celebrant
These instructions are for persons wishing to apply to the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants for registration as a marriage celebrant under Part IV, Division 1, Subdivision C of the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth) (Marriage Act).
Disclosable Outcomes Guidelines
Sets out a number of general principles the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants may consider when taking into account a person’s criminal history record as part of their application to become a Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant.
Ongoing professional development - further information
As a Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant, you must complete compulsory OPD every calendar year (January to December). This includes religious marriage celebrants. We will provide further information shortly on requirements for the 2022 OPD year.
Applying for accreditation as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
Fact sheet about how to apply to become accredited as an FDR practitioner.
Extract of Hansard - Senate - 21 March 2013
Following the National Apology for Forced Adoptions in 2013, motions of apology were moved in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.
List of laboratories and nominated reporters
A parentage testing procedure must be performed at a laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA). Download the list of laboratories and nominated reporters currently accredited by NATA.
Application and Informed Consent Form - Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check for Marriage Celebrants
A criminal history check is conducted with your informed consent to determine your suitability for employment, a position of trust or as required by legislation. It contains your personal information, and any relevant police information about you, according to the purpose of your criminal history check.
Factsheet for parents returning to Australia with children
Information and resources for parents returning their child or children to Australia, either voluntarily or following a court order.
Information sheet – Recognised denominations
The department assesses and recommends to the Attorney-General whether to ask the Governor-General to declare a religious organisation to be a recognised denomination under Section 26 of the Marriage Act 1961.
Guidelines for exemption from ongoing professional development requirements
Under section 57 of the Marriage Regulations 2017, Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrants can apply for an exemption from their annual Ongoing Professional Development requirements.
Conferences to count as ongoing professional development from 2020 and beyond
This fact sheet provides guidance to associations/networks and conference organisers on the criteria the Registrar will look for when assessing whether a conference is to be characterised as an OPD activity for the year.
Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant – Complaint form
You can use this form to make a complaint about a Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant to the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants.
Celebrant associations and networks contact details
List of Marriage Celebrant Associations and Networks including contact details and website links.
Attorney-General’s Department and Marriage Celebrant Associations/Networks Meeting Minutes - Monday 28 October 2019
Minutes from the Attorney-General’s Department and Marriage Celebrant Associations/Networks Meeting on Monday 28 October 2019.
Survey results from the Marriage Celebrants Program Review
This report provides a summary of survey results based on the 2,203 responses received during the Marriage Celebrants Program Review survey.
List of counselling organisations (Updated January 2023)
List of counselling organisations (Updated January 2023) (definition of Family Counsellor) Designation.
Template for Certificate of Marriage for Civil Ceremonies
Template to be used for printing a Certificate of Marriage for Civil Ceremonies.
Template for Certificate of Marriage for Religious Ceremonies
Template to be used for printing a Certificate of Marriage for Religious Ceremonies.
Sample Certificate of Marriage for Civil Ceremonies
A sample document showing what a Certificate of Marriage for civil ceremonies looks like.