Marriage in Australia
(Canberra)
To be married in the Australian Capital Territory, a notice of intended marriage must be filed with the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for a ceremony at the office of the Registrar, or by a marriage celebrant, or with the selected religious institution, not more than six months and not less than one month and one day prior to the marriage date. The address of the Registrar is below.
The notice of intended marriage can be submitted from overseas but must be signed by both parties and notarized by an Australian consular or diplomatic officer. Both parties must be free to marry at the time of signing the notice. Birth certificates or passports must be either sent with the notice or produced upon arrival in Australia. Copies of final divorce decrees or death certificates, if applicable, must also be lodged at this time. Copies of divorce decrees must be certified by the court where the divorce was granted.
No blood tests are required.
A fee of 30.00 Australian dollars in the form of a cashiers check drawn on a bank represented in Australia must be submitted with the notice of intended marriage. For civil celebrants, and additional 65.00 Australian dollars will be assessed. If the marriage is to take place outside of the civil celebrants office, up to 30 kilometers away, an additional 12.00 Australian dollars will be charged. For distances over 30 kilometers, the fee will be arranged between the civil celebrant and the couple to be married.
Notice of intended marriage forms can be obtained by writing to:
Registrar General's Office
P.O. Box 788
Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601
Australia
To be married in the State of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia or the Northern Territory, a notice of intended marriage must be filed with the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for a ceremony at the office of the Registrar, or by a marriage celebrant, or with the selected religious institution, not more than six months and not less than one month and one day prior to the marriage date. The address of the Registrar is below.
The notice of intended marriage can be submitted from overseas but must be signed by both parties and notarized by an Australian consular or diplomatic officer. Both parties must be free to marry at the time of signing the notice. Birth certificates or passports must be either sent with the notice or produced upon arrival in Australia. Copies of final divorce decrees or death certificates, if applicable, must also be lodged at this time. Copies of divorce decrees must be certified by the court where the divorce was granted.
No blood tests are required.
A fee of 95.00 Australian dollars in the form of a cashiers check drawn on a bank represented in Australia must be submitted with the notice of intended marriage. For civil celebrants, an additional 20.00 Australian dollars will be assessed if the marriage is to take place over a weekend or in a special venue; i.e., a park, restaurant, etc.
Notice of intended marriage forms can be obtained by writing to:
Victoria
The Government Statistician
295 Queen Street
Melbourne; Victoria 3000
Tasmania
The Registrar-General
P.O. Box 875J
Hobart, Tasmania 7001
Australia
South Australia
The Principal Registrar
P.O. Box 1351
Adelaide, South Australia 5001
Australia
Northern Territory
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
P.O. Box 3094
Darwin, N.T. 5794
Australia
To be married in the State of Western Australia a notice of intended marriage must be filed with the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for a ceremony at the office of the Registrar, or by a marriage celebrant, or with the selected religious institution, not more than six months and not less than one month and one day prior to the marriage date. The address of the Registrar is below.
The notice of intended marriage can be submitted from overseas but must be signed by both parties and notarized by an Australian consular or diplomatic officer. Both parties must be free to marry at the time of signing the notice. Birth certificates or passports must be either sent with the notice or produced upon arrival in Australia. Copies of final divorce decrees or death certificates, if applicable, must also be lodged at this time. Copies of divorce decrees must be certified by the court where the divorce was granted.
No blood tests are required.
A fee of 95.00 Australian dollars in the form of a cashiers check drawn on a bank represented in Australia must be submitted with the notice of intended marriage.
Notice of intended marriage forms can be obtained by writing to:
Registrar General's Office
22 St. George's Terrance
Perth, Western Australia 6000
Australia
(Sydney)
To be married in the State of New South Wales a notice of intended marriage must be filed with the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for a ceremony at the office of the Registrar, or by a marriage celebrant, or with the selected religious institution, not more than six months and not less than one month and one day prior to the marriage date. The address of the Registrar is below.
The notice of intended marriage can be submitted from overseas but must be signed by both parties and notarized by an Australian consular or diplomatic officer. Both parties must be free to marry at the time of signing the notice. Birth certificates or passports must be either sent with the notice or produced upon arrival in Australia. Copies of final divorce decrees or death certificates, if applicable, must also be lodged at this time. Copies of divorce decrees must be certified by the court where the divorce was granted.
No blood tests are required.
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