Commonwealth of Australia

NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE

FORM 13 (reulation 3!"
Marriage Act 1961
#lease rea$ all NOTE% followin on &ae '(
an$ )om&lete this form in T*#E or +, usin -.OC/ .ETTER%
0'AG132 Noti)e of Inten$e$ Marriae (Form 13" &ae 1 of 3
#RI4AC* NOTE%
5 %e)tion 3' of the Marriage Act 1961 re6uires that a marriae shall not +e solemni7e$ unless a noti)e
in writin of the inten$e$ marriae( in the &res)ri+e$ form( is i8en to the authori7e$ )ele+rant
solemni7in the marriae9 This Noti)e is the &res)ri+e$ form for this &ur&ose9
5 The authori7e$ )ele+rant to whom the Noti)e is i8en sen$s the Noti)e to the Reistrar of -irths( Deaths
an$ Marriaes of the %tate or Territor, in whi)h the marriae ta:es &la)e( after the marriae )eremon,9
The Reistrar uses the information to reister the marriae9
5 The Reistrar of -irths( Deaths an$ Marriaes then sen$s the Noti)e to the Australian -ureau of %tatisti)s(
whi)h re6uests information a+out these matters un$er the Census and Statistics Act 19059 The A-%
re)or$s non;i$entif,in information from the Noti)e( an$ uses the information to enerate national statisti)s
on marriae an$ the famil, in Australia9 #ersonal i$entif,in information is not retaine$9
NOTE%
MARRIAGE OF AN* #ER%ON <NDER 1! *EAR% =IT>O<T AN
ORDER OF A ?<DGE OR MAGI%TRATE I% IN4A.ID
<NDER N O CIRC<M%TANCE% CAN ' #ER%ON% <NDER 1! *EAR% MARR* EAC> OT>ER
19 If &art, to an inten$e$ marriae is una+le( after reasona+le in6uir,( to state an, information re6uire$ in
this Noti)e( he or she shoul$ write @unknown@ in the rele8ant s&a)e on the form9 To ma:e the Noti)e
effe)ti8e( he or she must also i8e the authori7e$ )ele+rant a statutor, $e)laration statin that he or she
is una+le to state the information re6uire$ in the Noti)e( an$ the reason for that ina+ilit,9 >owe8er( a
statutor, $e)laration is not ne)essar, in relation to the information re6uire$ un$er item A( 10( 11 or
1'( or the date of a &re8ious marriae )eremon, un$er item 139
'9 The marriae )annot +e solemni7e$ until after 1 )alen$ar month from the $ate the authori7e$ )ele+rant
re)ei8es this Noti)e unless( un$er su+se)tion 3' (B" of the Marriage Act 1961( a &res)ri+e$ authorit,
has authori7e$ the marriae to +e solemni7e$ +efore that time has ela&se$9 Also( the marriae )annot
+e solemni7e$ if the authori7e$ )ele+rant re)ei8e$ the Noti)e more than 1! months +efore the &ro&ose$
marriae9
39 %e)tion 103 of the Marriage Act 1961 ma:es it an offen)e for a &erson to i8e this Noti)e to an
authori7e$ )ele+rant or to sin it if( to that &erson@s :nowle$e( the Noti)e )ontains a false statement or
an error or is $efe)ti8e9
39 If a &art, to an inten$e$ marriae )annot )on8enientl, sin this Noti)e at the time it is inten$e$ to
i8e noti)e of the inten$e$ marriae( the other &art, ma, sin the Noti)e an$ i8e it to the &ro&ose$
authori7e$ )ele+rant9 >owe8er( in this )ase( the &art, who has not sine$ the noti)e must sin it in the
&resen)e of that )ele+rant or another authori7e$ )ele+rant +efore the marriae is solemni7e$9
B9 %e)tion 3' of the Marriage Act 1961 re6uires )ertain $o)uments to +e &ro$u)e$ to the authori7e$
)ele+rant +efore the marriae is solemni7e$( in &arti)ularC
(a" e8i$en)e of the $ate an$ &la)e of +irth of ea)h &art,D an$
(+" if a &art, is a $i8or)e$ &erson or a wi$ow or wi$ower ; e8i$en)e of that &art,@s $i8or)e( or of
the $eath of that &art,@s s&ouse9
If a &art, has +een $i8or)e$ in Australia( the authorise$ )ele+rant shoul$ siht )ourt e8i$en)e of the
$e)ree u&on $issolution of marriae9
29 If a &art, to an inten$e$ marriae has not turne$ 1! (unless he or she has &re8iousl, +een marrie$"( he
or she must o+tain the ne)essar, )onsents or $is&ensations re6uire$ un$er the Marriage Act 1961( an$
the authori7e$ )ele+rant must siht those )onsents or $is&ensations +efore &ro)ee$in with the
marriae9 Also( a &erson un$er 1! ,ears is not of marriaea+le ae( an$ )annot +e a &art, to a
marriae( unless
he or she o+tains an or$er from the )ourt un$er se)tion 1' of the A)t9
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Lualifi)ation Lualifi)ation
DateC 999999999 E 999999999 E 999999999 DateC 999999999 E 9999999 E 99999999999
K This noti)e must +e sine$ in the &resen)e of an, of the followinC
(a" if a &art, sins the noti)e in Australia ; an authori7e$ )ele+rant( a Commissioner for De)larations un$er the Statutory
Declarations Act 1959( a Husti)e of the &ea)e( a +arrister or soli)itor( a leall, 6ualifie$ me$i)al &ra)titioner( or a mem+er
of the Australian Fe$eral #oli)e or the &oli)e for)e of a %tate or Territor,D
(+" if a &art, sins the noti)e outsi$e Australia ; an Australian Di&lomati) Offi)er( an Australian Consular Offi)er( an em&lo,ee
of the Commonwealth authori7e$ un$er &arara&h 3 ()" of the Consular Fees Act 1955( an em&lo,ee of the Australian
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#ARTIC<.AR% TO -E COM#.ETED -* A<T>ORIMED CE.E-RANT
Date noti)e re)ei8e$ +, )ele+rant
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Date marriae solemni7e$
#la)e marriae solemni7e$
-irth )ertifi)ate(s"
&ro$u)e$
Reistration Num+er
O8erseas &ass&ort
&ro$u)e$
O8erseas &ass&ort
num+er
%tatutor, $e)laration(s"
rear$in +irth &ro$u)e$
K%tri:e out wor$s not re6uire$
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-ri$eroom -ri$e -ri$eroom -ri$e
Do)ument referre$ to in
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A)t i8en to &arties
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K$issolution
If $issolution or nullit,(
Court lo)ation
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For marriae of a &art, un$er 1! ,earsC
5 )onsents re)ei8e$
5 )ourt a&&ro8al
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Cele+rant@s num+er
Cele+rant@s sinature
Offi)ial use onl,
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