All persons who solemnise marriages in Australia must be authorised under the one Marriage Act. Marriage celebrants are in three categories in the Marriage Act 1961 under:
- Division 1—Subdivision A—Ministers of recognised religions
- Division 1—Subdivision B—State and Territory officers etc.
- Division 1—Subdivision C—Marriage celebrants - Independent civil and minority religious
Division 1—Subdivision A—Ministers of recognised religions
Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Proclamation
References: www.comlaw.gov.au 2018 Proclamation - www.comlaw.gov.au
Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 21 November 2018
There are 148 Recognised Religions listed in this Proclamation.
| A2A Ltd. | ||||
| Aboriginal Evangelical Fellowship of Australia | ||||
| Ananda Marga | ||||
| Anglican Catholic Church in Australia, The | ||||
| Anglican Church of Australia, The | ||||
| Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese Church of Australia and New Zealand | ||||
| Apostolic Church Australia Limited | ||||
| Apostolic Church of Queensland, The | ||||
| Armenian Apostolic Church in Australia, The | ||||
| Assembly of God Church of Samoa in Australia Inc | ||||
| Associated Christian Ministries | ||||
| Associated Christian Spiritual Churches of Australia | ||||
| Australian Christadelphian Ecclesia | ||||
| Australian Christian Churches | ||||
| Australian Church of Antioch, The | ||||
| Australian Fellowship of Bible‑believing Churches | ||||
| Australian Fellowship of Mission Centres (Youth with a Mission) | ||||
| Australian Indigenous Ministries | ||||
| Australian Unitarian Druze | ||||
| Australian Zoroastrian Association of NSW Incorporated | ||||
| Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia | ||||
| Baha’i Faith | ||||
| Baptist Union of Australia, The | ||||
| Bethesda Ministries International Incorporated | ||||
| Brethren | ||||
| C3 Church Global | ||||
| Caodai Overseas Missionary (Australia) Incorporated | ||||
| Chinese Methodist Church in Australia | ||||
| Christian and Missionary Alliance of Australia, The | ||||
| Christian Church in Australia Incorporated | ||||
| Christian Church, The | ||||
| Christian Community Churches of Australia | ||||
| Christian Israelite Church | ||||
| Christian Outreach Centre | ||||
| Christian Reformed Churches of Australia | ||||
| Churches of Christ in Australia | ||||
| Church of God (Australia) Limited | ||||
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑Day Saints (Australia), The | ||||
| Church of Pentecost Australia, The | ||||
| Church of Scientology Incorporated, The | ||||
| Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Limited | ||||
| Church of the Foursquare Gospel in Australia | ||||
| Church of the Nazarene | ||||
| Church of Tonga in Australia, The | ||||
| Church of Torres Strait | ||||
| Community of Christ | ||||
| Congregational Christian Church in Samoa, The | ||||
| Congregational Federation of Australia and New Zealand | ||||
| Connexions Ltd | ||||
| Cook Islands Christian Church | ||||
| Coptic Orthodox Church of Australia | ||||
| CRC Churches International | ||||
| Crosslink Christian Network | ||||
| Dream Centre Christian Church Limited | ||||
| ECKANKAR Australia | ||||
| Edge Church International Ltd | ||||
| Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Debre Amin Abune Teklehaimanot Church Incorporated | ||||
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia, The | ||||
| Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils Incorporated | ||||
| Fellowship of Congregational Churches | ||||
| Fellowship of Evangelical Churches of Australia | ||||
| Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches | ||||
| Free Church of Tonga, The | ||||
| Free Reformed Churches of Australia | ||||
| Free Serbian Orthodox Church, Diocese for Australia and New Zealand | ||||
| Full Gospel Churches of Australia | ||||
| Goshen Ministry International Outreach | ||||
| Grace Communion International Ltd | ||||
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia | ||||
| Hillsong Church Australia | ||||
| Hindu Council of Australia, The | ||||
| Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East | ||||
| Hope Ministries Australia | ||||
| Hungarian Reformed Church of Australia, The | ||||
| Iglesia ni Cristo | ||||
| Independent Baptist Fellowship | ||||
| Independent Baptists of Australia | ||||
| Indian Orthodox Church Incorporated | ||||
| International Buddhist Association of Australia Co‑operative Limited | ||||
| International Council of Spiritualists | ||||
| International Society for Krishna Consciousness | ||||
| Islam | ||||
| Jehovah’s Witnesses | ||||
| Jewry | ||||
| Korean Presbyterian Reformed Church Incorporated | ||||
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Victoria, The | ||||
| Liberal Catholic Church, The | ||||
| Life Church International Limited | ||||
| Lutheran Church of Australia Incorporated, The | ||||
| Macedonian‑Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church | ||||
| Macedonian Orthodox Church | ||||
| Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church | ||||
| Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar | ||||
| Methodist Church of Samoa in Australia | ||||
| Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand of the Serbian Orthodox Church | ||||
| Ministers Fellowship International | ||||
| National Sikh Council of Australia Inc | ||||
| New Apostolic Church in Australia, The | ||||
| New Church in Australia, The | ||||
| Old Apostolic Church (Australia), The | ||||
| One Light Federation | ||||
| Pacific LMS Church Australasia Inc. | ||||
| Peace Christian Ministries Limited | ||||
| Pioneer Network Australia Incorporated | ||||
| Potters House Christian Fellowship of Australia, The | ||||
| Power of the Spirit Ltd | ||||
| Presbyterian Church of Australia, The | ||||
| Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia | ||||
| Presbyterian Reformed Church | ||||
| Reach Out International Limited | ||||
| Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia, The | ||||
| Religious Society of Friends, The | ||||
| Restoration Fellowships International | ||||
| Revival Centres International | ||||
| Revival Fellowship, The | ||||
| Rhema Family Churches Australia | ||||
| Riverview Church Incorporated | ||||
| Roman Catholic Church | ||||
| Romanian Orthodox Church | ||||
| Rosa Veritas Incorporated | ||||
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | ||||
| Sabian Mandaean Religious Community | ||||
| Salvation Army, The | ||||
| Seventh‑day Adventist Church | ||||
| Shia Islamic Assembly | ||||
| Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Australia Inc | ||||
| Siasi Uesiliana Tau’ataina‘o Tonga i Aositelelia Limited | ||||
| Society of Saint Pius X Limited | ||||
| Southern Cross Association of Churches, The | ||||
| Spirit of the Earth Medicine Society | ||||
| Strict and Particular Baptist Churches of Australia, The | ||||
| Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand (Patriarchal Vicarate) Limited | ||||
| Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Diaspora, | ||||
| Diocese of Australia and New Zealand | ||||
| Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia | ||||
| Unitarians | ||||
| United Aborigines Mission | ||||
| United Church of God—Australia | ||||
| United Pentecostal Church of Australia | ||||
| United Spiritualism of Australia | ||||
| Uniting Church in Australia, The | ||||
| Victorian Spiritualists’ Union | ||||
| Victory Life Centre Incorporated | ||||
| Vineyard Churches Australia | ||||
| Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Connexion in Victoria, The | ||||
| Wesleyan Methodist Church, The | ||||
| Westminster Presbyterian Church, The | ||||
| Worship Centre Christian Churches Worldwide (Australia) Ltd | ||||
