Paperwork - NOIM
Completion of the NOTICE OF INTENT TO MARRY (NOIM)
This form is the first paperwork you must complete.
Section 42 of the Marriage Act 1961 (the Act) requires that a marriage shall not be solemnised unless a notice in writing of the intended marriage (this form) is given to the authorised celebrant solemnising the marriage.
https://www.ag.gov.au/families-and-marriage/publications/notice-intended-marriage
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The Notice of Intended Marriage form was updated on 1 September 2021.
The NOIM must be lodged with the authorised marriage celebrant at least 1 month (but not more than 18 months) before your wedding
I can supply a copy of it if we meet in person or alternatively, it can be emailed to you by me , then printed off, or you can access it as a doc or PDF ( see link below )you fill online and then print off to be signed. Marriage Celebrants are responsible for carefully checking every detail. We need to make sure that everything corresponds with your identification documents. It is really important that when you are filling in the NOIM that names, dates, location and other details are written correctly on the form. These details are used when I lodge all legal paperwork ad means it will be correct on your official Marriage Certificate.
https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-08/notice-of-intended-marriage.PDF
https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-08/notice-of-intended-marriage.DOCX
Identification Documents
I will need to sight
evidence of your date and place of birth (original birth certificate or passport)
identity (driver's licence or passport)
proof that a previous marriage has ended - original divorce paper from the court
OR a death certificate if you are a widow or widower
Parties should be encouraged to produce their evidence of date and place of birth with the NOIM, but it may be produced at any time before the marriage is solemnised. For the purposes of complying with the timeframes required for giving the NOIM it is sufficient for a celebrant to see copies of documents, such as those scanned and sent via email or facsimile, as long as the originals are provided and sighted by the celebrant before the marriage is solemnised. It is an offence for a celebrant to solemnise a marriage before this evidence of date and place of birth has been produced by each of the parties to the proposed marriage.
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