Families and Marriage Publications

On 9 December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 commence to create a new subcategory of marriage celebrant, known as a ‘religious marriage celebrant’.

The Marriage Act provides protections for ministers of religion and religious marriage celebrants to act in accordance with their religious beliefs when solemnising a marriage, or determining whether to solemnise a marriage.

From 9 December 2017, the Marriage Act generally recognises existing and future same-sex marriages solemnised overseas under the law of a foreign country.

This fact sheet provides information about the changes to the marriage forms and the Form 15 Certificate of Marriage as a result of marriage equality.

The National Domestic Violence Order Scheme has been introduced. New laws have been introduced nationwide to improve the protection of domestic violence victims.

المتعلقة بالعنف المنزلي تم تطبيق البرنامج الوطني لألوامر

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SKEMA NASIONAL SURAT PERINTAH TENTANG KEKERASAN DALAM RUMAH TANGGA TELAH DIMULAI

Submissions received by the department in response to the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2017 consultation. Submissions that were provided in confidence will not be made public.

All Domestic Violence Orders (DVOs) issued in an Australian state or territory from 25 November 2017 are automatically recognised and enforceable across Australia.

Summary report commissioned by Interrelate and co-funded by the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department

This report presents the findings of programs supporting separated families with dependent children, who have parenting orders in place, whether by consent or court-ordered, but are deemed likely to return to court in relation to disputation of those parenting arrangements.

Declaration for Registered Training Operators (RTOs) with the Certificate IV in Celebrancy to report the completion of units by marriage celebrants to count as ongoing professional development.

This paper explains the department’s new policy, which reflects submissions received on the discussion paper and responses to the online survey

This paper was developed following consultation with celebrants, their representatives, training organisations and other key stakeholders including state and territory registries of births, deaths and marriages (BDMs) and aspiring marriage celebrants.

Draft Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2017.  Proposed amendments of the Family Law Act 1975.

Results from the 2017 online survey seeking views on ongoing professional development (OPD) requirements for Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrants.

Results from the 2017 online survey seeking views on the Guidelines on conflict of interest and benefit to business requirements for Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrants.