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MARRIAGE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1992 NO. 294

STATUTORY RULES 1992 No. 294

Issued by the Authority of the Attorney-General

Marriage Act 1961

Marriage Regulations (Amendment)

The purpose of the amendment to the Marriage Regulations (the Principal Regulations) is to increase certain fees which may be charged by civil marriage celebrants and State and Territory officers; and fees payable for various applications.

A policy decision taken by the Attorney-General in 1984 stated a review of the fees schedule was to take place at intervals of not less than two years. The last amendments increasing fees were made in 1990.

The increase in the fees schedule reflects the movements in the Consumer Price Index for the period under review (January 1990 to December 1991).

Details of the Proposed Marriage Regulation (the Proposed Regulation) is as follows

Paragraph 2.1 amends Item 4 by increasing the fee payable for searches in the Register of Foreign Marriages and issue of copy of an entry from $12.00 to $18.00.

Paragraph 2.2 amends Item 5 by increasing the fee payable for searches in the Register of Foreign Marriages and issue of an extract of an entry from $8.00 to $15.00.

Paragraph 2.3 amends Item 10 by increasing the fee payable for issuing a copy of a document received under sub-section 85(1) from $12.00 to $18.00.

Paragraph 2.4 amends Item 11 by increasing the fee payable on giving notice of intended marriage from $30.00 to $40.00.

Paragraphs 2.5 and 2.6 amend Items 12A and 12B to provide for a travelling fee where the distance between the home of that celebrant or the place of employment is not more than 30 kilometres - a fee of $20.