Marriage Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1984 No. 31

Marriage Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Marriage Act 1961.

Dated 19 January 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GARETH EVANS

Attorney-General

 

Fees

1. Regulation 74 of the Marriage Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (5) and substituting the following sub-regulations:

“(5) The fee specified in the Fifth Schedule for a notice of intended marriage given to a marriage officer is payable upon the giving of the notice, and the fee so specified for a marriage solemnized by a marriage officer is payable upon the solemnization of the marriage.

“(5a) Subject to sub-regulation (6)—

(a) the fee specified in the Fifth Schedule for a notice of intended marriage given to an authorized celebrant who is not a minister of religion is payable by the parties to the intended marriage upon the receipt of a written statement identifying the fee as the fee payable under Item 11 in the Fifth Schedule; and

(b) the fee specified in the Fifth Schedule for a marriage solemnized by such an authorized celebrant is payable by the parties to that marriage upon receipt of a written statement identifying the fee as the fee payable under Item 12, under Items 12 and 12a, or under Items 12 and 12b, in the Fifth Schedule.”.

Fourth Schedule

2. The Fourth Schedule to the Marriage Regulations is amended by omitting “Japan” and substituting—

“Japan

Republic of Korea”.

Fifth Schedule

3. The Fifth Schedule to the Marriage Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from Item 4 “4.00” and substituting “8.00”;

(b) by omitting from Item 5 “3.00” and substituting “5.00”;

(c) by omitting from Item 10 “4.00” and substituting “8,00”;

(d) by omitting from Item 11 “5.00” and substituting “10.00”;

(e) by omitting Item 12 and substituting the following items:

“12 In respect of solemnization of a marriage by an authorized celebrant who is not a minister of religion 50.00

12a In respect of solemnization of a marriage by an authorized celebrant (other than an authorized celebrant referred to in Item 12b) who is not a minister of religion, in addition to the fee in item 12, to cover the travelling expenses of the celebrant in connection with that solemnization

(a) where the distance between the home of that celebrant and the place of marriage is not more than 30 kilometres $1.50 for every 5 kilometres or part thereof of the distance (including the return journey) necessarily travelled for the purpose specified in this item

(b) where the distance between the home of that celebrant and the place of marriage is more than 30 kilometres a fee fixed by arrangement between the authorized celebrant and the parties to the marriage

12b In respect of solemnization of a marriage by an authorized celebrant who is an officer of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory and who is not a minister of religion, in addition to the fee in Item 12, to cover the travelling expenses of the celebrant in connection with that solemnization

(a) where the marriage is solemnized during normal hours of duty of that officer, at a place other than the usual place of employment of that officer, and the distance between that place of employment and the place of marriage is not more than 30 kilometres—$1.50 for every 5 kilometres or part thereof of the distance (including the return journey) necessarily travelled for the purpose specified in this item

(b) where the marriage is solemnized during normal hours of duty of that officer, at a place other than the usual place of employment of that officer, and the distance between that place of employment and the place of marriage is more than 30 kilometres—a fee fixed by arrangement between that celebrant and the parties to the marriage

(c) where the marriage is solemnized outside normal hours of duty of that officer—the fee under whichever of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Item 12a would be applicable if that officer were an authorized celebrant to whom Item 12a refers”: and

(f) by omitting from Item 13 “15.00” and substituting “50.00”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 January 1984.

2. Statutory Rules 1963 No. 31 as amended by 1971 No. 6; 1973 No. 129; 1974 Nos. 28, 188 and 246; 1976 No. 8; 1977 No. 66; 1979 No. 156.