In this document:
Registry Style Weddings are referred to as RSW.
Legals only weddings are referred to as LO.

1. Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) must be completed and signed by all parties including an Authorised person as stated on the NOIM and given to the Marriage Office Mandurah to your Celebrant – at least one calendar month before your intended marriage date.

2. Declaration of no legal impediment to marriage must be signed before you can get married, either the week before your wedding date or minutes before – your marriage cannot take place until this is signed. REAL CONSENT: Your Celebrant will speak to you separately to make sure real consent is given. If you have any concerns or questions, please get in touch any time. All conversations are dealt individually, private and in the strictest confidence.

3. Ceremony script: If you have booked an RSW, the scripted ceremony includes:

• Welcome
• Significance of marriage
• Poem
• Legal monitum
• Legal vows
• Personal vows (optional)
• Ring exchange (optional)
• Signing of the official certificates
• Presentation

Please note the legals only service does not include a ceremony.

4. The Celebrant obligations:

• To provide Registered Marriage Celebrant services to the Parties in accordance with the MARRIAGE ACT 1961 including the Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants.
• To attend and conduct the marriage ceremony at the agreed time, date and place.
• If your Celebrant is unable to conduct the ceremony for any reason, the parties will be advised as soon as possible, and all reasonable efforts will be made to find a replacement Celebrant. (See clause 5)

5. Replacement Marriage Celebrant

• The Parties acknowledge that before the marriage can be solemnised by a replacement Marriage Celebrant, the replacement Marriage Celebrant is required to sight all original documents as listed on your NOIM which was sighted by your 1st Celebrant, such as Birth Certificates, Passport and/or Driver Licences, Divorce and/or Death Certificates as applicable. So please have these available ready, just in case they are needed.

6. Documentation

• Both parties agree to provide the Celebrant with all original documentation requested prior to the wedding day, including any accredited translation documentation and overseas declarations requested by the Celebrant. If the Parties fail to provide all documentation requested to the Celebrant, the Celebrants at the Marriage Office Mandurah will not be able to conduct the wedding.
• The parties undertake to provide the Celebrant with accurate information and acknowledge there are penalties for making false declarations.

7. Booking allocation

• Legals only: 30 minutes. Eg: if your booking is at 11am you have between 11am and 11.30am.
• RSW: 1 hour plus 15 minutes before the ceremony start time. EG: If your booking is 2pm you have between 1.45pm and 3pm.
• If you are running late, your END allocated time cannot be moved to a later time. Please note, if there is a booking after you, there guests will be arriving.

8. Equipment / Music
The Marriage Office Mandurah can provide a Bluetooth speaker which you can play your own music on. Ask a guest to Bluetooth in, and press play for your chosen music. If you wish to bring your own speaker, you are welcome to. 3 songs choices are recommended (entrance/signing/end).

9. Guest Capacity – Duty of Care
The Marriage Office Mandurah can comfortably accept up to 30 guests. If the Celebrant believes there is a WHS issue and that our ‘Duty of Care’ for providing a safe space is compromised, extra guests will be asked to wait outside. This is non-negotiable, so please consider if our venue is the right fit for your wedding plans.

10. Acknowledgements
Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011 – The Parties acknowledge that:

• Under the Celebrant’s responsibilities in the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011, the Celebrant will not conduct the ceremony in which the Celebrant’s sole opinion, consider a dangerous situation or would place any person attending the ceremony at risk of harm or injury
• The marrying couple and all of their guests are expected to uphold a duty of care for the building, contents and towards others.

11. Fee’s – The Parties agree:

• To pay the Marriage Office Mandurah the deposit of $495.00 on booking. Your NOIM will be accepted, and your date and time will be locked in. Please note your booking is not confirmed until the deposit of $495.00 has been received by the Marriage Office.

12. Statement of fees
As from 1/1/2024.
♥ $495.00 Legals only marriage – the bare minimum paperwork with 2 witnesses at the wine barrel.
♥ $595.00 Legals only marriage – the bare minimum paperwork and an intimate moment to share, with guests in the Chapel.
♥ $950.00 Registry style wedding – beautiful, scripted boutique ceremony with up to 30 guests in the Chapel.
♥ $150.00 Extra charge for ‘off site’ local weddings may apply depending on location, date and time.
♥ $200.00 Surcharge for public holidays and associated days.
For LO weddings full payment is required upon booking.
For RSW $495.00 deposit is required to secure your booking, date and time.
The remainder is payable 6 weeks before your wedding date and you will be invoiced accordingly. Failure to pay on your invoice due date
will open up your booking time and date as ‘available’ for other couples to book.

13. Refund Policy
A cooling off period is in place totalling 7 days from the date the NOIM is accepted.
After this date we do not offer a refund for bookings. The fee covers administration, communication, meetings, documentation in the lodgement of your Notice of Intended Marriage, resources, venue overheads, marriage services/ceremony, holding your marriage date exclusively for you at the venue and lodging your marriage documentation to the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages in Perth including follow up correspondence with you.
We are happy to reschedule your time/date up to 6 weeks before your booking date if there is availability. This then allows Marriage Office Mandurah to offer your original booking date and time to another couple (allowing for marketing and the required 1 months’ notice).
Please note the following:

• Rescheduling/changes to bookings may incur a $50 admin fee if you change your booking more than once.
• The legal notice period from the date accepted by your Celebrant on your original Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) document is up to 18 months. If your new date falls outside of this date, a new NOIM will need to be completed and signed by all parties and accepted by your
  Celebrant incurring a $100 admin fee.
• Marrying couples who do not https://marriageofficemandurah.com.au/wp-admin/admin.php?page=cptui_main_menuattend their booked wedding date and time with no accepted receipt of correspondence from Marriage Office Mandurah will automatically lose their booking fee. If they wish to re-book, they will need to pay in full again to secure their new booking. It is the responsibility of the marrying couple to check and provide evidence that correspondence has been received.

14. In the event of a medical emergency and you cannot attend
In the event that the marrying couple cannot attend their wedding due to illness or a medical emergency on the day, you can reschedule to a new date
within 3 months. Evidence of a medical certificate will be required applicable to the marrying couple only. Please refer to the refund policy (clause 13).

15. Complaints
If Parties are concerned or are unhappy with any processes, please contact the Marriage Office Mandurah asap as most issues can be resolved easily and quickly, so all parties are happy.
However, if you feel that you want to take matters further, please follow the link which will take you to the Australian Government – Attorney
General’s Department website. https://www.ag.gov.au/families-and-marriage/marriage/complain-about-marriage-celebrant
Please note all reasonable attempts will be made to control ‘outside’ noises, however as we are situated in a complex in a main foot traffic area we
cannot be held responsible for noises outside of our control.

16. Copyright Act 1968
Please be mindful: Copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects the original expression of ideas. It enables creators to manage how their
content is used. Therefore, when using other people’s content such as music and words we have to make sure we acknowledge the creator and or have
permission or make payment or hold a relevant licence to be able to use their work. The Copyright Act 1968 outlines what we are legally allowed to
use. https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00180

17. The Marriage Act 1961
The Marriage Office Mandurah, pledges to follow the guidelines and laws set out from the Marriage Act 1961. Please find listed below more details
should this be of interest to you.
Marriage Act 1961 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018C00441
Marriage regulations 2017 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2017L01359

18. Extracts taken: Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961
8.6.4 Concerns about consent
‘It is vital that a celebrant is satisfied that both parties genuinely consent to the marriage. If at any point a celebrant is unsure of the genuine consent
of either party, they should not proceed with solemnising the marriage.’
Please note:
‘A person who has had an alcoholic drink prior to the ceremony but is not inebriated is most likely to be able to be in a position to consent to the
marriage. However, a person who is intoxicated is unlikely to be in a position to form the necessary understanding of the nature and effect of marriage.
It is an authorised celebrant’s responsibility to refuse to proceed with the solemnisation of the marriage if the parties are so affected by drugs and/or alcohol that the marriage would be void due to a lack of consent.’

19. Photographs
Parties agree that photographs of their wedding can be used for marketing purposes on Marriage Office Mandurah’s website and social media
accounts. If you do not agree, please make this clear by emailing info@marriageofficemandurah.com.au and keep a copy of the sent email for your
reference. Our general practices are that we email you and ask after your marriage, and ask if you would like to share your special photos with us.

20. Official Marriage Certificate – The Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (BDM)
The marrying couple understands that they are responsible for applying for their copy of the ‘official certificate of marriage’.
Parties acknowledge that the Marriage Office Mandurah will lodge their marriage with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Perth within 14
days after they have got married. At which point they can then apply online to BDM and pay the fee (currently $55.00) directly to BDM online
https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/the-registry-of-births-deaths-andmarriages

21. Celebrant / Attorney General information – Parties acknowledge receipt of the following on booking;

• Celebrant Code of Practice https://www.ag.gov.au/families-and-marriage/publications/code-practice-marriage-celebrants
• Happily Ever…Before and After https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/happily-ever-before-and-after.pdf

22. Fire Alarm
The Marriage Office Mandurah venue has two smoke detectors installed on the ceiling. These are hard wired connecting to DFES, and if they are
activated, the Fire Station is alerted, and the fire truck will attend. For all false call outs, they will charge $1337.00. If you or your guests activate this by
smoking, vaping, lighting candles, incense, or by celebratory decoration items or similar, unfortunately this cost will be passed on to you. Therefore, it is your responsibility to inform all invited guests.

23. Paper confetti is not permitted
As we are a Registry Style Wedding / Office environment, we take bookings at regular intervals throughout the day. Therefore, we do not have the time between bookings to tidy up ready for our next marrying couple. Paper confetti is not permitted outside either, as this is a public space and littering is an offence.

24. Alcohol and celebratory drinks are not permitted
We do not hold an RGL licence for BYO, nor do we have kitchen facilities or the space to cater for beverages. There is an array of neighbouring businesses who can offer hospitality services. Please utilise them.

25. Wedding Directory and External Celebrants
The Marriage Office Mandurah operates totally independent of external businesses who advertise on our website. You are encouraged to research and review the vendors listed before engaging in business with them. We do not take any responsibility for their business actions.

26. Venue change / Plan B
You accept that in the event The Marriage Office, 37 Dolphin Drive is not available to use, all attempts will be made to host your marriage in a nearby park or a local nearby venue within a 1km radius with the use of the décor and furnishings from the Marriage Office, where reasonably practical.
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