Families and Marriage Publications

The purpose of the guidelines is to assist authorised celebrants understand the requirements for solemnising marriage under the Marriage Act.

Consultation paper on the Establishment of an Accreditation Scheme for Children’s Contact Services (CCS), submissions received and CCS consultation summary report.

A guide for separating couples about the options for resolving their property arrangements.

Template for submissions to the consultation paper on a new decision-making framework for family law property matters.

Paper which discusses the issues surrounding accreditation in the Children’s Contact Service sector.

The Australian Government has released its response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Report 135: Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System.

Each year we report on our performance. New reports are published as they become available.

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.

Information on the minimum and maximum details required to be displayed on the register of marriage celebrants.

Gives Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrants guidance on how to amend information or correct errors made on marriage documentation.

Form to be used by applicants wishing to apply to become a Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant.

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.

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.

This fact sheet explains the requirements for the delivery of the marriage celebrancy units as part of the Certificate IV in Celebrancy.

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.

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).

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.

Following the National Apology for Forced Adoptions in 2013, motions of apology were moved in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

This page provides a list of laboratories and nominated reporters currently accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA) to undertake parentage testing procedures.

Form for marriage celebrant applicants to consent to the department running a criminal history check on their behalf.