Marriage Information

Marriage Legalities
Deciding to get married is a major life decision and being married is a legal state. The Family Court, there to protect the institution of marriage, says that marriage is ‘the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others voluntarily entered into for life”.
 
Age Requirements
No one under the age of 16 is permitted to marry in Australia.  Neither are you permitted to marry if both partners are under the age of 18.  However, if one partner is under 18 but older than 16, you must have parental or guardian consent and a magistrate's or judge's order before you may be married.
 
Documents before you are married
A 'Notice of Intention to Marry' form must be completed and returned to your civil celebrant at least one calendar month before your wedding. This is to prevent 'spur of the moment' decisions to get married. The form is valid for up to 18 months after it has been lodged. In exceptional circumstances, and for a fee, the prescribed authority (Registry of Births, Deaths, & Marriages) may authorised a marriage before this time.

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