Marriage Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1974 No. 28

REGULATIONS UNDER THE MARRIAGE ACT 1961-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Marriage Act 1961-1973.

Dated this fourteenth day of March, 1974.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LIONEL MURPHY

Attorney-General.

Amendments of the Marriage Regulations 

Fifth Schedule.

1. The Fifth Schedule to the Marriage Regulations is amended by omitting item 12 and substituting the following items:—

“12 For a marriage solemnized by an authorized celebrant who is not a minister of religion—	$
(a) if the marriage is solemnized between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (inclusive) on a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday or during the normal hours of duty of an officer of Australia or of a State or Territory of Australia...........................................................................................................................	10.00
(b) if the marriage is solemnized at any other time...........................................................................................................................	15.00
(c) if the marriage is solemnized at a place other than the home of such an authorized celebrant or the usual place or employment of an officer of Australia or of a State or Territory of Australia—
(i) where the distance between the home or place of employment and the place of marriage is not more than 30 kilometres, in addition to the fee in paragraph (a) or (b), as the case may be; or.............................................................................................................	10.00
(ii) in any other case—a fee fixed by arrangement between the authorized celebrant and the parties to the marriage
13 For a marriage solemnized by a marriage officer........................................................................................................................................	10.00
14 For an application for shortening time for giving of a notice of intended marriage under section 45 (2)..................................................................................................................................	5.00
15 For an application for dispensing with consent of a parent or guardian under section 15........................................................................................................................................	5.00”.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 19 March 1974.

  Statutory Rules 1963, No. 31, as amended by Statutory Rules 1971, No. 6; and 1973, No. 129.

Application.

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