Married By Mike

• Evidence of date and place of birth e.g. original birth certificate or birth extract, passport
• Photographic evidence of identity e.g. drivers license, passport, proof of age card
• Evidence of the end of any previous marriage/s e.g. divorce certificate, death certificate

Ideally these original documents should be sighted at the time of lodging your NOIM. 

Alternatively, your NOIM and original supporting documents can be lodged with me via  email (scanned) . However, the originals must be witnessed by me prior to the ceremony.

In some exceptional cases a Statutory Declaration may be acceptable If you cannot provide any of the above.

Ill act as your authorised Marriage Celebrant, appointed by the Federal Government,  to solemnise your marriage according to the Marriage Act 1961.  I may solemnise marriages anywhere in Australia. Each year i must continue ongoing professional development and am bound by a code of practice. When solemnising marriages, i am responsible for performing the ceremony, including ensuring the compulsory legal components are recited and witnessed; ensuring adequate sound for your guests to hear your vows clearly; and most importantly, completing and lodging all the legal paperwork with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the State or Territory where your marriage is solemnised.

Yes,  If your overseas or interstate until a time that is less than one month before the  marriage, you may send a copy of the NOIM and supporting documents to me by post or (scanned) email. It is not acceptable for me to accept a NOIM  and/or supporting documents via videoconferencing services such as Skype. I recommend that if the NOIM is to be posted it should be sent by some form of  registered post. 

It is a wise precaution for you to send photocopies of your supporting documents with the NOIM  when you post them from overseas or interstate. If there are any potential problems with, for  example, divorce papers or death certificates then i will be able to advise you of this before you arrive for the marriage. 

I will need to obtain from you the original NOIM and sight the  original documents relating to evidence of date and place of birth, identity and evidence of the end  of a previous marriage (if relevant) prior to solemnising the marriage. This means you will need to bring these original documents with you (if not already mailed).

By law, both parties are required to sign the NOIM, but Only one party to the marriage is legally required to sign and lodge the Notice of Intended Marriage with me and commence the legal paperwork. So if the other party to the marriage is overseas or not available at the time you wish to submit your paperwork, this does not prevent the Notice of Intended Marriage from being lodged. The second party must however sign and show relevant identification prior to the ceremony.