Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 43 - Details in register of marriage celebrants

Marriage Regulations 2017

In force on 5 Jan 2026

Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 43

Details in register of marriage celebrants

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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.

(1A) However, a detail mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) is not required to be entered in the register in relation to the person if the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants considers that it is appropriate to not do so.

Note: Once registered, the person may be entitled to be identified as a religious marriage celebrant on the register: see Subdivision D of Division 1 of Part IV of the Act, in particular sections 39DC (Identification as a religious marriage celebrant) and 39DE (Process of identification on the register as a religious marriage celebrant).

(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.

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

(4) For the purposes of paragraph 39K(aa) of the Act, the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants must remove the name of a person from the register of marriage celebrants if:

(a) the person notifies the Registrar that the person no longer wishes to be registered as a marriage celebrant; or

(b) the Registrar becomes aware that:

(i) the person is a minister of religion of a recognised denomination and is registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Act; or

(ii) the person is authorised to solemnise marriages in a State or Territory under Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part IV of the Act; or

(c) the Registrar is satisfied that the person has died.