Notice Of Intended Marriage

Changes to marriage forms and certificates 2021

On the 1st of September 2021, the Attorney-General’s Department issued a new Notice of Intended Marriage form.

.Old Notices of Intended Marriage forms signed and submitted to an authorised celebrant before 1 September 2021 will remain valid for a period of 18 months.

The main changes in the NOIM:

• The Privacy Notice has been updated. When signing the NOIM, parties will now also confirm that they have read the privacy notice on the front of the NOIM.
• Item 4 has been re-named “Gender” and gives options of Female, Male and No-binary
• Item 7, “conjugal status” now includes (‘divorce pending’)
• Item 10 has been removed (no longer need to state if a party born outside Australia)
• Item 10 you need both parents’ current full names and full names at birth.
• Some details regarding previous marriage(s) have been removed.
• The questions an authorised celebrant must answer to confirm that they have satisfied themselves about the parties’ identities have changed.
• Additional information is now collected where the NOIM is transferred between celebrants.

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