Legal Information
More Information Relating to Marriages
For further information about marriage in Australia, please see websites for the Attorney General's Department or Births Deaths and Marriages NSW.
Some common topics are answered below. Kate will be able to help you with information connected with the legalities of a marriage.
Some common topics are answered below. Kate will be able to help you with information connected with the legalities of a marriage.
Legal RequirementsNotice of intended marriage (NOIM).
Once you decide to marry, you are required to give a marriage celebrant at least one month notice (not more than 18 months notice) of an intended date of marriage. Once you choose Kate to be your marriage celebrant, she will provide you with the Notice to complete, or you may download the Notice from the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages website |
Previous MarriagesIf either party has been previously married, you must provide the marriage celebrant with evidence of the termination with either a Divorce Certificate (if divorced) or a full Death Certificate (if widowed). Certificates in a foreign language must be translated into English by an authorised interpreter/translator service
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Marriageable AgeIn Australia, the marriageable age is 18 years. If a person not yet 18 wishes to marry prior to their 18th birthday, only a court empowered to give a 'Section 12' order can give authority for this marriage to be solemnised.
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