- 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 - Marriage Act 1961 Section 47 - see Appendix 1
- 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 - Figures taken from the Attorney-General’s website Find a Celebrant section of all Division 1 Authorised marriage celebrants @12.2.18
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Subdivision C and D authorised marriage celebrants Code of Practice. See Appendix 2 below.
- See Table under Reference 4 above.
- 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 - 2014 2017 Complaints.
http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/for-celebrants/113-commonwealth-celebrants-progam-statistics/559-coca-agd-meeting-171011-statistics