Marriage Amendment Act 2010

4 New section 11 substituted

• Section 11 is repealed and the following section substituted:

  “11 Other persons may be marriage celebrants

  • “(1) Any person may apply to the Registrar-General to have his or her name entered on the list.

    “(2) The application must—

    • “(a) be made in a form approved for the purpose by the Registrar-General; and

    • “(b) contain, or be accompanied by, such information as the Registrar-General requires; and

    • “(c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).

    “(3) The Registrar-General may approve an application made under subsection (1) and enter the applicant's name on the list if the Registrar-General is satisfied that—

    • “(a) the applicant is—

      • “(i) a Justice of the Peace; or

      • “(ii) a person who is otherwise of good character; and

    • “(b) the applicant will conscientiously perform the duties of a marriage celebrant under this Act and under the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995; and

    • “(c) it is in the interests of the public generally, or of a particular community (whether defined by geography, interest, belief, or some other factor) that the person be a marriage celebrant.”