MARRAIGE

Requirements for Civil Marriages

1. The law requires to sign and lodge the Notice of Intended Marriage form.

2. The legal age of civil marriage in Australia is 18. There is an exception where one party who is between 16 and 18 years of age wishes to marry a person over 18. In this instance, the underage person must have the permission of a Judge or Magistrate as well as parental consent.

3. If born in Australia you must provide proof of age and identity in the form of a birth certificate. If born outside Australia you can provide an overseas passport or birth certificate from your country of birth, translated into English by a qualified translator. If the person who is born overseas cannot produce either a birth certificate or an overseas passport the Celebrant will be able to fill in a Statutory Declaration with details of their full name, date of birth, place of birth, parents’ names together with an explanation as to why the birth certificate is not available. (Please note that an Australian passport is not acceptable for the civil marriage ceremony).

4. If either of you have been married before, you must produce evidence on how the previous marriage was dissolved, that is a Divorce Certificate or a Death Certificate if your previous spouse is deceased.

5. You must have two witnesses over the age of 18 on your wedding day.

Requirements for Islamic Marriages

1. You must provide proof of identification.

2. If applicable the bride needs permission from her Wali (the representative of the bride who would normally be her father, uncle, brother etc.)

3. Allocation of Mahr (Dowry).

4. If either of you have been married before, you must produce evidence on how the previous marriage was dissolved.

5. Two witnesses over the age of 18 must be present at the ceremony.

Marriage Celebrants

Dr. Rateb Jneid

President of AFIC, Lawyer and Registered Marriage Celebrant

r.jneid@jbtg.com.au

Imam Hisham Obeid

Imam and Registered Marriage Celebrant

perthmuslimcelebrant@gmail.com

Imam Salmaan Parker

Member of ANIC and Registered Marriage Celebrant

Imam Sufyaan Khalifa

President of DAWA

Sheikh Ahmed Parkar

Secretary of ANIC and Registered Marriage Celebrant

Sheikh Hisham Gad

Authorised Muslim and Civil Marriage Celebrant

hishamgad188@gmail.com

Sheikh Safdar Parkar

Imam of Thornlie Msjid

safdarparkar@gmail.com