Authorised celebrant obligations in an online environment

This fact sheet provides information about an authorised celebrant’s obligations to receive, sight, lodge and retain electronic copies of marriage documents.

Celebrants should check with the relevant births, deaths and marriages registry (BDM) to see if they can submit documents electronically. Some BDMs do not have facilities to accept lodgement of documents by email or online, and may continue to require lodgement by post or over the counter.