Upon lodging the Notice of Intended Marriage, the following documentation will need to be presented to the Marriage Celebrant by each party to the marriage:
- If born in Australia - Birth Certificate
- If born overseas - Birth Certificate or Passport from country of origin
- If previously married - Marriage certificate and Divorce papers (Decree Absolute), or Death Certificate (if previous spouse is deceased)
If any documentation is in a language other than English, you will be required
to provide translated documents to the celebrant.
The Notice of Intended Marriage must be signed in the presence of one of the
following:
If a party signs the notice in Australia -
- an authorised marriage celebrant, or
- a Commissioner for Declarations under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959,
or - a Justice of the Peace, or
- a Barrister or Solicitor, or
- a legally qualified medical practitioner, or
- a member of the Australian Federal Police of the police force of a State
or Territory.
If a party signs the notice outside Australia -
- an Australian Diplomatic Officer, or
- an Australian Consular Officer, or
- an employee of the Commonwealth authorised under paragraph 3(c) of the Consular
Fees Act 1955, or - an employee of the Australian Trade Commission authorised under paragraph
3(d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955, or - a notary public
If you wish to marry at the South Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office, please refer to the information about our Registration Office Weddings.
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