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A massive change to how marriage celebrants can sight ID

Posted by Josh Withers | Feb 22, 2019 | Our Guidelines to Australian Marriage Law | 17 |

For the past six months I have been pursuing a line of inquiry with the Attorney-General’s office Marriage Celebrants Section over the line in the Guidelines section 4.4.2:

It is not acceptable for a celebrant to accept a NOIM and/or supporting documents via videoconferencing services such as Skype. Actual documentation must be received by the celebrant.

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Josh is a Hobart celebrant who has created thousands of marriage ceremonies in over 20 countries since 2009, based in Tasmania's Huon Valley with his wife Britt and two daughters. In 2016, with Sarah Aird, he co-founded the Celebrant Institute and specialises in the business of celebrancy and the art of present and intimate ceremony.