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MARRIAGE REGULATIONS 2017 (F2017L01359) - REG 43

Details in register of marriage celebrants

             (1)  For the purposes of subsection 39D(5) of the Act, the following details relating to a person are required to be entered in the register of marriage celebrants:

                     (a)  the person's full name and title;

                     (b)  the person's:

                              (i)  suburb, town or locality; and

                             (ii)  postcode; and

                            (iii)  State or Territory;

                     (c)  any contact details the person wishes to be entered in the register;

                     (d)  whether the person proposes to conduct religious ceremonies and, if so, the religious body or religious organisation under whose authority the person will do so;

                     (e)  the date of registration.

             (2)  For the purposes of paragraph 39K(a) of the Act, the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants must amend the register of marriage celebrants by doing the following:

                     (a)  ensuring that a change to a marriage celebrant's details advised by the marriage celebrant using the self-service portal made available on the internet by the Registrar is made to the register;

                     (b)  changing a marriage celebrant's details in accordance with information given by the marriage celebrant;

                     (c)  correcting any clerical errors of which the Registrar becomes aware;

                     (d)  entering details of times a marriage celebrant is unavailable in accordance with information given by the marriage celebrant;

                     (e)  removing a marriage celebrant's details, if the marriage celebrant notifies the Registrar that:

                              (i)  the marriage celebrant no longer wishes to be registered as a marriage celebrant; or

                             (ii)  the marriage celebrant has become a minister of religion of a recognised denomination;

                      (f)  removing a marriage celebrant's details, if the Registrar is satisfied that the marriage celebrant has died.

             (3)  An amendment under subsection (2) takes effect on the day it appears on the register.



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