CoCA Celebrant News - Elected Officials - September 2014
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News September 2014
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Dear Visitor,
Announcing a new service from CoCA, the peak body for Australian celebrants.
CoCA Celebrant News for Government Officials aims to send you regular information related to the Marriage Act 1961, the Marriage Regulations, the Commonwealth Marriage Celebrant Program and more.
TOPIC: By what outcome can Cost Recovery Measures applied to Marriage Celebrants be measured as efficient and effective?
CoCA Answer:
Annual registration fees on Commonwealth celebrants remain the same (CPI adjusted) or reduced.
This is achievable if
- the Attorney-General's Department works efficiently in collaboration with professional celebrant associations
- better training and assessment standards are introduced and
- the profession is allowed to manage its affairs as is the case in other professions.
Things to know:
- Changes to the Marriage Act, passed on 27 March 2014, introduced cost recovery and other changes for the Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants Program.
- For the first time in Australian history, annual fees upon marriage celebrants commenced being collected from 1st July this year.
- The intended revenue of $1.8 million will represent 80% of the Attorney-General's Department's budget for marriage law and celebrant regulation work.
- These fees only apply to Commonwealth appointed celebrants who currently average less than $4,000 gross pa.
- Ensuring these independent professional marriage celebrants are not over-serviced and over-charged by government is the aim of the Government's Cost Recovery Guidelines.
A clear measure needs to be set to ensure these private celebrant practitioners are not paying for poor public service planning and management of this subdivision of celebrants who deliver a important service to the Australian public.
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More about CoCA
CoCA liaises with the Attorney-General's Department in Canberra on issues to Marriage Law and in the Marriage Celebrancy Sector.
If you need more information about this month's issue or information about our profession, please contact the CoCA Secretary.
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Kind regards Judy Brooks CoCA Secretary secretary@coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au
Published by: Coalition of Celebrant Associations (CoCA) Incorporated ABN: 60 306 885 313 www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au
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The Coalition of Celebrant Associations (CoCA) Inc is the peak body for celebrants in Australia. CoCA is an association of celebrant associations spanning the nation.
One of CoCA's key roles is to represent Commonwealth marriage celebrants concerns, needs and suggestions to the Attorney-General and the Attorney-General's Department and through its Protocol with the Department to provide advice on the development, implementation and review of the Commonwealth Marriage Celebrant Program.
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Disclaimer: This e-News is a publication under the auspices of the CoCA Inc. The ideas presented are not necessarily those of the editors nor of the CoCA Inc. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are made in good faith for the development of celebrancy in Australia.
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