Northern Territory - Obtain a Marriage Certificate

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Procedure

Order by Online

• To apply on-line, please complete the on-line application, and provide your credit card details for payment and a daytime contact number.
• Follow link to apply online (Internet Application) - https://bdmonline.nt.gov.au/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=prepapplic&w3ServerPool=bdmnt

Facsimile Application

• To apply by facsimile, please print out an application form, and complete and fax it, together with certified identification to Darwin (08) 8999 6324 or Alice Springs (08) 8951 5340.

Order by Post

• To apply by post, please print out an application form, complete the form and post it together with payment and certified identification to:

Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

GPO Box 3021

Darwin NT 0801

or

PO Box 8043, Alice Springs NT 0871

In Person

• To apply in person, please attend the Registrar-General's Office during business hours (Monday-Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm).
• When you apply in person you will be required provide a completed application form together with the appropriate identification

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Required Documents

Appropriate ID for a person consists of

• One primary source of ID from the list below; or two secondary sources of information from the list below.

To Prove Your Identity

• Primary sources
  • Current NT drivers licence with photo
  • Current Australian passport
  • Current document of Identity issued by the Passports Office
  • Current Defence Force or Police Service photo ID card
  • Current Ochre Card

Secondary sources If the none of the above forms of identification are available, at least two other forms of ID must be produced, with at least one from List 1 List 1

• NT proof of age card from Motor Vehicle Registry
• Current overseas passport with current entry permit
• Naturalisation / citizenship / immigration papers issued by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
• Current consular photo identity card issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Current student photo identity card
• Current photo drivers licence from another State or Territory
• Australian passport or document of identity expired within the last two years
• Baptismal certificate
• Letter of identity from an Aboriginal community or other recognised cultural group
• NT Security identification

List 2

• Current medicare card
• Current entitlement card issued by the Commonwealth Government (pensions etc)
• Current credit card, account card, passbook or account statement
• Current telephone, electricity-water rates, council rates account with evidence of payment
• Identity cards issued by either Larrakia or Tangentyere
• Current life insurance / house or contents insurance policy with evidence of payment
• Current student identity card or statement of enrolment
• Current apprenticeship / traineeship papers
• Current vehicle registration papers
• Evidence of change of name
• Registered mortgage papers / title or deeds to real estate
• Defence Force discharge papers issued within the last two years
• Electoral enrolment card issued within the last two years
• School or other educational report less than twelve months old
• Taxation assessment notice from the last year
• Expired drivers licence within the last two years
• Other forms of identification may be accepted at the discretion of the Registry staff.

Office Locations & Contacts

Darwin

Location: Ground Floor, Nichols Place, Cnr Cavenagh & Bennett Streets, Darwin NT 0800

Postal Address: GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801

Ph: (08) 8999 6119

Fax: (08) 8999 6324

Email: [email protected]

Alice Springs

Location: Centrepoint Building, Cnr Gregory & Hartley Streets, Alice Springs NT 0870

Postal Address: PO Box 8043, Alice Springs NT 0871

Ph: (08) 8951 5339

Fax: (08) 8951 5340

Email: [email protected]

Operating Hours

• Darwin and Alice Springs Offices are open from Monday to Friday (except public holidays).
• Business hours are from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm (ACST).

Eligibility

• The bride or groom named on the marriage certificate can apply for the certificate.
• A person must be at least 16 years of age to apply for a certificate and must provide three forms of their identification.
• See the Registrys Marriage Certificate Access Policy for full eligibility requirements.
• If you are not an eligible applicant you must provide the written consent or authority from an eligible person and you must also provide identification for yourself and that person (see Letter of Authority download on this page).
• There is unrestricted access and no identification requirements are needed for marriages that occurred 75 years ago or more.

Fees

• Our standard certificate charge is $A25.
• An additional $A12.30 is payable for registered person-to-person postage within Australia, or $A16.10 for international postage.
• Payments can be made using Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard), Money Order or Bank Cheque.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• Applications that are not made in person are normally processed within 3 working days from receipt, providing all requirements are met (i.e., access, proof of identity and payment).
• Please note - processing time does not include postage. Please allow sufficient time for postage when submitting your application.
• Unfortunately, priority service is not available online. If you require a certificate urgently, you will need to submit your application by post, fax or in person. Please contact office for more information regarding the priority service.
• If you are unable to comply with any of the above requirements, please contact office for further advice.

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Instructions

• The Marriages Office holds Northern Territory records from 1870 to date.
• You will need to complete the Application form and need to prove your identity and pay the appropriate fee.
• You can make a request by completing the relevant application form and sending it to the Office of Marriages by mail or by facsimile.
• Alternatively, an applicant can apply in person to the Darwin or Alice Springs public counters.
• Our standard certificate charge is $A25. An additional $A12.30 is payable for registered person-to-person postage within Australia, or $A16.10 for international postage.
• Certificates will be addressed to the Applicant' who will be required to produce identification and/or sign for the certificate upon delivery by Australia Post.
• Payments can be made using Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard), Money Order or Bank Cheque.
• If you knowingly make a false or misleading representation in your application, you may be guilty of an offence under section 50 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997.

Required Information

Applicant details

• Applicants Name
• Postal Address
• Reason Document is required
• Relationship of Person filling form to person named in certificate

Certificate Details

• Sur Name of Groom and Bride
• Given Names of Groom and Bride
• Date of Marriage
• Place of Marriage

Need for the Document

Marriages occurring in WA since 1841 are registered in the Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. The Marriage Act 1961 requires the authorised celebrant, within 14 days of the date of marriage, to forward the marriage papers to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages for registration.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Marriage Certificate can be used as proof of marriage, to change their names in other certificates and to get other legal benefit.

External Links

Northern Territory Government Department of Justice Obtaining a Marriage Certificate http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/bdm/births_deaths_marriages/marriages/marrcert.shtml

Northern Territory Government Department of Justice Births, Deaths and Marriages4 http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/bdm/index.shtml

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