Marriage Legal Requirements

• Notice of Intended Marriage. This form must be lodged with your celebrant at least one month prior to your Wedding day and no longer than eighteen months prior. (shortening of time can be granted in exceptional circumstances)
• Birth Certificates or extracts of entry are required for Australian citizens. Passports are acceptable, if born overseas.
• Decree Absolute is required if you are divorced; however, you can complete the Notice of Intention to Marry after the court hearing, and during the one-month period prior to the decree becoming absolute.
• Death Certificates or extract of death, and the previous marriage certificate, are necessary if you are widowed.
• Download your Notice of Intended Marriage from the Attorney General's department. Adobe reader is required to open the file.