Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Registration
28. Registration of marriage solemnised by Registrar or licensed solemniser
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After the Registrar solemnises a marriage, the Registrar must register the marriage in the State Marriage Register.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Marriages appointed under section 26 and includes an Assistant Registrar of Marriages;
After a licensed solemniser solemnises a marriage —
licensed solemniser
“licensed solemniser” means a person licensed under section 22(2) to solemnise marriages;
the licensed solemniser must register the marriage in the State Marriage Register; and
if the licensed solemniser fails to do so within a reasonable time, the Registrar or another licensed solemniser may register the marriage in the State Marriage Register.
For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), the Registrar or other licensed solemniser may require the parties to —
appear in person before the Registrar or other licensed solemniser;
provide any oral or documentary evidence of the marriage that the Registrar or other licensed solemniser may require; and
provide any information required by the Registrar or other licensed solemniser to —
decide whether the marriage may be registered; or
register the marriage.