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The normal legal requirements relating to marriage apply —
The official notice of intended marriage (NIM) must be given at least one month before the ceremony.
Two official witnesses must be present — anyone 18 years of age or older. Witnesses do not need to be Australian or reside in Australia.
If you were born in Australia I am required to sight your birth certificates. If you were born overseas birth certificates are preferable but non-Australian passports are acceptable. I must sight evidence of divorce (or death, if a widow or widower) if previously married.
You may not have 31 days between contacting me and the planned date of your ceremony. The ceremony may still be possible but prior, written approval of a 'prescribed authority' (usually the local Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages) for 'shortening of time' must be obtained. The 'prescribed authority' charges a fee for this service and birth certificates and a completed NIM and evidence of divorce must be produced. Documents not in English must have a certified translation with them.
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