WEDDING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
for Marriage in Australia
Marriage Celebrant needs to sight Originals of All Documents.
You must be over the age of 18.
If you are a resident of Australia,
you will need Originals of ALL DOCUMENTS :
- Birth Certificates,
- Divorce Papers, Death Certificate if widowed
- Certificate of Name Change, if name has been changed other than by previous marriage.
NB: Your signatures on Notice of Intended Marriage can ONLY be witnessed by those mentioned on the back of the Form:
(a) for couples living in Australia or
(b) for couples living overseas. |
If you are coming from Overseas for your marriage,
you will need:
- all of the above, except that a current Overseas Passport will be accepted if you have a problem securing your Birth Certificate.
- You MUST have your Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) Form witnessed by ONLY - an Australian Embassy/Consular Authorized Staff member or a Notary Public of your country. See a Law Firm in your home town for lists of these.
- Any documents NOT in English need to be translated and originals of both to be brought with you for Celebrant to SIGHT before a Ceremony can be officiated.
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The Notice of Intended Marriage Form (NOIM) Download Here (USE BLACK INK and CAPITALS please.) This Form MUST be in the possession of the Celebrant no later than 1 month and 1 day before your wedding day,
but the sooner the better.
Please SCAN it and EMAIL asap or FAX. You can post if time is not a problem.
kayearl@cairnsweddings.com.au
Fax : +61 7 4045 2044
Kay Earl - Civil Marriage Celebrant
28 Mann St.,
EDMONTON
Queensland 4869
REMEMBER TO BRING the Originals of all documents with you to be sighted by me, BEFORE a marriage can take place
 Justice of the Peace (Qual), Convenor of the Nth. Qld. Celebrants Group (NQCG)
Kay EARL – CAIRNS WEDDINGS
RBN 17676137
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