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OPD for marriage celebrants – discussion paper
Consultation on the future of ongoing professional development (OPD) for marriage celebrants, discussion paper and OPD survey.
2018-19 Marriage Celebrants Programme Regulator
Each year we report on our performance. New reports are published as they become available.
Application to become a Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant: checklist for supporting documentation
Read this checklist before you apply to become a registered marriage celebrant. It contains details of how to apply, what you’ll need, how we assess your application and what to expect after submitting it.
Fact sheet - portal - minimum and maximum details displayed on the register
Information on the minimum and maximum details required to be displayed on the register of marriage celebrants.
Correcting marriage documentation – fact sheet
Gives Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrants guidance on how to amend information or correct errors made on marriage documentation.
Application for registration as a marriage celebrant
Form to be used by applicants wishing to apply to become a Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant.
Record of use of Form 15 Marriage Certificates
Under Paragraph 73(5) of the Marriage Regulations 2017, an authorised marriage celebrant must keep a record for each Form 15 marriage certificate they use.
Marriage Celebrants Program cost recovery implementation statement 2020-21
Provides information about how the Attorney-General's Department implements cost recovery for the regulation of marriage celebrants, reports financial and non-financial performance information and contains financial forecasts for 2020-21.
Certificate IV in Celebrancy – Registrar’s requirements for marriage celebrancy units
This fact sheet explains the requirements for the delivery of the marriage celebrancy units as part of the Certificate IV in Celebrancy.
Guidelines for seeking an exemption from the registration application fee
The Regulations allow for an exemption from the application fee where the applicant’s principal residential address is in a remote area, and there is no more than one marriage celebrant with the same postcode as the applicant’s residential address.
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.
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
Form for marriage celebrant applicants to consent to the department running a criminal history check on their behalf.
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.