Legal

The stuff you need to know to get hitched

Criteria to getting married

  • Both parties must be at least 18 years of age or at least one party is 18 years of age and the other person has obtained parents’ authorisation and a court order giving permission to be married

  • Two witnesses must be over 18 years of age

  • All documents need to be in English or have an official NAATI translation attached (www.naati.com.au)

  • All certificates must be originals, extracts or certified copies

  • Both of you, your witnesses and myself sign the official documents (on your wedding day)

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3 Simple Steps

Step 1

  • We complete the Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) form - This must be signed, witnessed and lodged with no more than 18 months or no less than 1 month before your wedding

  • I will submit it - All you need to do is sign the dotted line!

  • 2 Documents NEEDED for me to cite:
    Passport, Birth Certificate or Driver's Licence

  • If you were born outside Australia you can use an overseas passport

Step 2

We complete the Declaration of No Legal Impediment Form (DONLI) form - This is usually signed at your rehearsal (or the wedding day)


Note: This is a simple form to confirm there is no legal reason why the marriage cannot take place

Step 3

At your Wedding Ceremony: Here we say all the legal requirements (vows and monitum) and sign the legal documents with your witnesses.

That's it!

It's that simple