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When can a celebrant marry a couple overseas and without a NOIM?

Posted by Josh Withers | Feb 20, 2024 | Our Guidelines to Australian Marriage Law | 0 |

Did you know that in a very specific circumstance a certain kind of celebrant can marry a certain kind of couple in a country that isn’t Australia – and it’s all allowed by Australian law, plus it’s a valid Australian marriage?

Out of the current (2021) Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants you’ll find the answer on page 100:

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Josh Withers

Josh is a Hobart marriage 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.