We can never get away from paperwork, even when we fall
in love, hopelessly and for ever after there is still
that dreaded paperwork and rules to follow to keep it
all legal and binding.
Paperwork and rules, rules and paperwork.
Anyway getting back to the real world one of the first
things you need to organise as far as paperwork is
concerned is filling in the Notice of Intended Marriage
or NOIM as it is known in Celebrant lingo.
A NOIM must be completed and signed by either
bride or groom no later than 1 month and 1 day of the
scheduled wedding date.
The other party must sign the NOIM before the
actual wedding day. This is imperative in order to make
the wedding legal and binding.
The Celebrant then lodges the NOIM with the
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the State
of marriage after the ceremony has taken place.
This information is then used to register the
Marriage.
There are certain stipulations that a Celebrant must
follow in order to keep this practice on the straight
and narrow:
One (1) calendar month must elapse from the dating of
the NOIM before a couple can be legally married.
However, under subsection 42 (5) of the Marriage
Act 1961 a prescribed authority may solemnize a wedding
before the time has elapsed.
Also a NOIM becomes invalid if a ceremony does
not take place within 18months of the dating/signing.
It is classed an offence under Section 104 of the
Marriage Act 1961 for this form to be completed stating
false information.
All mistakes/errors must be signed off by both
parties in front of an authorised celebrant.
Your name on the NOIM should be that of your birth
certificate.
ORIGINAL birth certificates MUST be sighted by
the celebrant before a marriage can be solemnized.
If you are wishing to marry for the second time the NOIM
can be signed pending your divorce but naturally the
celebrant must sight documentation of your divorce
becoming final before the actual marriage can take
place.
For those wishing to access a NOIM it can be found at
www.ag.gov.au/celebrants.
This weeks ZIP or ZAP
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It
means that you've decided to look beyond the
imperfections
Regards,
Annie.
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