Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARRIAGE ACT 1961 - SECT 39D

             (1)  A person may apply to be registered as a marriage celebrant by giving the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants:

                     (a)  a completed application in the form specified by regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph; and

                     (b)  any statutory declarations required by the form.

             (2)  The Registrar must deal with applications in the order in which they are received.

             (3)  In dealing with an application, the Registrar:

                     (a)  must have regard to the information in the application; and

                     (b)  may have regard to any other information in his or her possession; and

                     (c)  is not required to seek any further information.

             (4)  The Registrar must register a person as a marriage celebrant if:

                     (a)  the person has applied in accordance with subsection (1); and

                     (b)  the Registrar is satisfied that the person is entitled to be registered as a marriage celebrant.

The Registrar must not register a person as a marriage celebrant in any other circumstances.

             (5)  The Registrar registers a person as a marriage celebrant by entering in the register of marriage celebrants all details relating to the person that are required by regulations made for the purposes of this subsection.

             (6)  If the Registrar registers a person as a marriage celebrant, the Registrar must notify the person in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of this subsection.

             (7)  If the Registrar decides not to register a person as a marriage celebrant after dealing with the person’s application, the Registrar must inform the applicant in writing of:

                     (a)  the decision; and

                     (b)  the reasons for it; and

                     (c)  the person’s right under section 39J (if any) to apply for review of the decision.