Coalition of Celebrant Associations

Australia’s Peak Celebrant Body

References

  1. CoCA Submission to the Select Committee on the Exposure Draft of the Marriage Amendment (Same Sex Marriage) Bill  January 2017.
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/issues/content/125-marriage-equality-issues

    “ The Act was established in the middle of the last century based upon British legislation pioneered in 1836. Unlike France where all couples must attend a registry office to legally marry, couples in the Australian community may choose from 4 types of marriage celebrants.
    •   Subdivision A - Religious celebrants from Recognised Religions (22,880* - 72.1%)
    •   Subdivision B - Marriage Officers in State and Territory Registry Offices (293* - 0.9%)
    •   Subdivision C - Independent Civil Marriage Celebrants (8040* - 25.3%)
    •   Subdivision C - Independent Religious Marriage Celebrants (539*- 1.7%)
         Total of all = 31,752
          * Figures at   04-01-2017
          http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/issues/125-marriage-equality-issues/532-notes

    Civil celebrants now conduct 75% of marriage ceremonies in Australia.
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/issues/125-marriage-equality-issues/527-submission-to-the-select-committee-on-the-exposure-draft-of-the-marriage-amendment-same-sex-marriage-bill

  2. Marriage Act 1961 Section  47 - see Appendix 1

  3. Australian Constitution Section 116:  Commonwealth not to legislate in respect of religion
    http://www9.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/coaca430/s116.htm
  4. Figures taken from the Attorney-General’s website Find a Celebrant section of all Division 1 Authorised marriage celebrants  @12.2.18

    Table Celebrant Numbers

  5. List of 142 Recognised  Religions – current.
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/84-the-marriage-act-and-celebrants/449-what-religions-are-recognised-under-subdivision-a-of-the-australian-marriage-act

  6. List of 462 religious organisations  at 13 October 2017.
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/84-the-marriage-act-and-celebrants/556-what-religious-groups-are-represented-by-independent-religious-celebrants-commonwealth-appointed

  7. CoCA Submission on Professional Development, Conflict of Interest and Benefit to Business
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/123-2017-coca-submission-on-opd-coi-and-b2b/509-executive-summary

  8. List of 142 Recognised  Religions – current.
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/84-the-marriage-act-and-celebrants/449-what-religions-are-recognised-under-subdivision-a-of-the-australian-marriage-act

  9. List of 462 religious organisations  at 13 October 2017.
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/84-the-marriage-act-and-celebrants/556-what-religious-groups-are-represented-by-independent-religious-celebrants-commonwealth-appointed

  10. Civil Celebrations Network (CCN) Inc 2012 Cost Recovery Submission. Appendix 5 Comparison of Notice Periods.
    https://www.celebrations.org.au/celebrants/2321-appendix-5-comparison-of-notice-periods

  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics  Report 3310.0 - Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2016. Latest ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/11/2017
    http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3310.0

  12. CoCA National Survey of Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants.  Question: For the majority of your marriages, what would be the approximate number of guests?
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/107-independent-celebrants-work/415-q18-for-the-majority-of-your-marriages-what-would-be-the-approximate-number-of-guests

  13. MARRIAGE AMENDMENT BILL 2002 - EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM (Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Honourable Daryl Williams AM QC MP)
    http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/bill_em/mab2002175/memo1.html

  14. CHC41015  Certificate IV in Celebrancy – Overview of Units
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/115-certificate-iv-in-celebrancy-2017/452-chc41015-certificate-iv-in-celebrancy-overview

  15. Subdivision C and D authorised marriage celebrants Code of Practice. See Appendix 2 below.

  16. See Table under Reference 4 above.

  17. 2012 CoCA Submission on Cost Recovery and Increasing Professionalism.
    Summary Table for Cost Recovery
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/issues/70-2012-coca-submission-on-cost-recovery-and-increasing-professionalism/177-13-0-summary-on-cost-recovery

    Summary of Recommendations
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/issues/70-2012-coca-submission-on-cost-recovery-and-increasing-professionalism/152-summary-of-recommendations

  18. 2014 2017 Complaints.
    http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/113-commonwealth-celebrants-progam-statistics/559-coca-agd-meeting-171011-statistics

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