LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MARRIAGE

Under The Marriage Act 1961 there are certain obligations that you, as a couple intending to get married must meet prior to a marriage ceremony being solemnised. Listed below are the main obligations.

For further information please visit the following website:
ATTORNEY GENERALS WEBSITE GETTING MARRIED www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/MarriageGetting_Married

LEGAL AGE

You must be over the age of 18 years or have the appropriate permission. Please refer to the Attorney Generals Website for further information.

BIRTH CERTIFICATES
 
I am legally required to see your original Birth Certificates if born in Australia. Copies of birth certificates are not acceptable. You can obtain a registered copy through Births, Deaths and Marriages Registrar in the State in which you were born.
 
For further information please visit the following website:
REGISTRY BIRTHS DEATHS & MARRIAGES AUSTRALIA www.australia.gov.au/Births,_Deaths_&Marriages_Registries
Alternatively contact the Brisbane Birth, Deaths and Marriages Registries on 1300 366 430 or +61 7 3035 1000 (international enquiries)
 
BORN OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA
 
If you were born outside of Australia you are required to produce your Birth Certificate. In the unlikely event you are unable to obtain a copy of your birth certificate from an overseas country , you willl need to provide your overseas Passport.
 
NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE (NOIM form 13)
 
Prior to a marriage taking place a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) must be given to your authorised celebrant solemnizing your marriage.  The notice must be received by the celebrant not earlier than 18 months before the date of the marriage and no later than one month and one day before the date of the marriage. The NOIM form must be witnessed by an authorised person.  As a marriage celebrant I am authorised to witness this form and can supply you with the form at our first meeting.  
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QUICK OVERVIEW...
Aged 18 years or have appropriate permission
Lodge a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM Form)
Birth Certificates (copies not accepted)
Decree of Divorce/Death Certificate if previously married
Full names of two adult witnesses (must be 18 years or over)
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Yvonne Thomas Professional Civil Marriage Celebrant servicing Gold Coast, Northern New South Wales, Tamborine Mountain, Brisbane and Toowoomba
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