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A few extra notes, from me to you –
In order for a marriage to be legal in Australia, your celebrant is required to sight certain documents before your marriage can take place. There are several key pieces of information that must be provided which are (i) the date and place of birth of both parties and (ii) proof of identity of both parties.
The documents which are commonly produced by both parties to meet these requirements are an original birth certificate or an original birth extract and a driver’s licence or a passport.You should be aware we need a minimum of 30 days prior to your Wedding Date for your NOIM (Notice of Intended Marriage) to be lodged by myself. If you have less than this timeframe, please advise me as soon as possible, as we will need to consider these circumstances and discuss a court order.
If divorced, one or both (if relevant) parties are required to provide me, as their celebrant, with the original of their Decree Absolute (Final Divorce) record. If there has been more than one previous marriage, only the most recent Final Divorce record is required. A NOIM can be completed if the Final Divorce record is not yet in your possession but you will need to ensure you have allowed enough time for this to occur prior to your proposed wedding date. If the bride is a widow or the groom is a widower, they are required to provide me, as their celebrant, with the original of the death certificate of their spouse. If their previous marriage was declared null, they are required to provide evidence of nullity.
If your divorce was finalised after 12.2.10, please advise this and I will direct you to the resources for the Final Divorce record.You will need two witnesses at your ceremony to validate the marriage, in addition to myself.
Where it is considered that one or both parties do not understand the English language sufficiently, you will be required by law to obtain the services of an interpreter, not being a party to the marriage, in or in connection with the ceremony, in order that the person/s who are being married understand the vows they are making. Please mention this and we will discuss the resources further.
It is important that your celebrant checks the spelling of all names on the documents provided and makes further enquiries if there is any discrepancy. The name registered on an original birth certificate is the name which must be used on all official marriage documents for anyone who has not been married before, even if the person is known by another name or if their name is commonly spelt differently. If the bride-to-be has been married before, the name which must be used on all official marriage documents is the name she currently uses, whether that is the surname she used while she was married or her birth surname if she reverted to that.
Your celebrant must be confident that the documents you have provided are originals and that they represent you accurately. Where there is any doubt, you may be asked to provide further documentary evidence to strengthen the chain of evidence and satisfy the legal requirements set out in The Marriage Act 1961.The foregoing is provided as general information only. If you have any queries or, in the case of a lack of evidentiary documentation or a situation outside the examples outlined above, it is recommended that you seek further advice for your specific situation from your celebrant or Births Deaths & Marriages.
Here is the link to the BDM website or in Victoria, you can email enquiries to them at bdmlegal@justice.vic.gov.au or phone them with general enquiries on 137-788.