Publications

All Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrants, including religious marriage celebrants, must complete five hours of OPD every calendar year (January to December) unless an exemption has been granted.

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

Template for submissions to the consultation paper on establishing an accreditation scheme for Children’s Contact Services.

We have prepared this paper to seek the views of a range of stakeholders to help inform the possible establishment of an accreditation scheme for Children's Contact Services (CCS). This includes minimum service delivery and safety requirements and standards.

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.

Consultation on the future of ongoing professional development (OPD) for marriage celebrants, discussion paper and OPD survey.

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

Minutes from the Attorney-General's Department and Marriage Celebrant Associations/Networks Meeting on Tuesday 27 October 2020.

For applicants to check prior to submission.

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

Welcome to the latest edition of Marriage Celebrant Matters. This newsletter contains important information about news and events.

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.

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.

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

Minutes from the Attorney-General’s Department and Marriage Celebrant Associations/Networks Meeting on Tuesday 5 May 2020.

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.