The Australian Law requires that a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) form (see link at bottom of page)
is filled
out and lodged with your celebrant no less than one calendar month before the ceremony date.
E.g. If you plan
to marry on the 20/12/11 the NOIM form must be received and lodged with me no later
than 19/11/11. It is better
not to wait until one calendar month before the ceremony to book your
wedding with me as most couples plan
their ceremonies well in advance and popular days and times
are not always available if you wait.
Special allowance may be granted for a shortening of time if the couple can prove to a Magistrate, Judge or
Prescribed Authority that they meet special requirements and circumstances however a shortening of time is
not always granted. Ask me for more information.
Both the Bride and Groom should be 18 years old or over. Ask me about what is required if one of the
parties
is 16 or 17 years old. If both parties are under 18 years old it is not lawful to marry in Australia.
I will need to see your birth certificates and, if either party has been married before, a divorce certificate or
death certificate whichever is applicable. If either of the parties was born overseas and does not have a birth
certificate they can show me their passport from an overseas country. If the documents are in a language other
than English they will need to be translated into English by an accredited translator (see link at bottom of page).
NOIM form is a PDF file & requires Adobe Reader to open
Notice of Intended Marriage form link
Link for an accredited translator
Registered marriage certificate application form