Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 70 - Notice of intended marriage and related documents

Marriage Regulations 2017

In force on 5 Jan 2026

Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 70

Notice of intended marriage and related documents

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70 Notice of intended marriage and related documents

(1) An authorised celebrant who receives notice of an intended marriage under paragraph 42(1)(a) of the Act must write the date of receipt on the notice.

(2) The authorised celebrant must, before solemnising the marriage, write the following information on the notice:

(a) the kind of documents produced in accordance with paragraph 42(1)(b) of the Act;

(b) if a party to the marriage is a minor:

(i) that consents or dispensations (as applicable) were produced in accordance with paragraphs 13(1)(a) and (b) of the Act; and

(ii) that the authorised celebrant was given an order made under section 12 of the Act for the minor;

(c) if a party to the marriage was previously married—that the authorised celebrant was given:

(i) evidence of the party’s divorce or the death of the party’s spouse in accordance with subsection 42(10) of the Act; or

(ii) evidence of the annulment of the previous marriage;

(d) if the notice was received less than one month before the solemnisation—that the authorised celebrant was authorised by a prescribed authority to solemnise the marriage under subsection 42(5) of the Act.

(3) An authorised celebrant who solemnises a marriage must write the date and place of solemnisation on the notice of intended marriage.