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Step 1 - Notification of Marriage - the couple intending to marry must give a minimum of three months notice to a Registrar of their intention to marry. They can do this by: (a) attending at any Registrar’s office, with the necessary supporting documentation and completing an electronic marriage notification, or (b) completing and signing the marriage notification and sending it to any Registrar. The notification will be recorded on the new computer system and acknowledgments will issue to both parties. Step 2 - Marriage Ceremony - on the day of the marriage, all parties to the marriage - couple, solemniser and witnesses, will sign the marriage registration form. The marriage registration form must be returned to a Registrar within 5 days of the marriage. Note: It is envisaged that churches will continue to keep their own marriage records.
Marriage Certificate 3.59
Where the marriage is registered within the specified time, the Registrar will issue a marriage certificate free of charge. All further requests for a marriage certificate will incur a fee. Note: A charge for a certificate will apply in all cases of late registration.
Marriage Registration Related Services 3.60
As part of the marriage registration process it is proposed to: (a) send an electronic marriage certificate to the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs for the administration of social welfare services. (b) in the future, as new systems and interfaces are developed, it is proposed to offer a range of other public sector services.
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