Becoming a Marriage Celebrant

By becoming a Marriage Celebrant, you are sharing in one of the special and significant events in a person's life. It is a career which can be very rewarding and fulfilling and it can be completed around family and other work commitments.

All Marriage Celebrants need to complete a qualification which includes:

• the responsibilities of Marriage Celebrants to comply with the relevant legislation
• conducting their own business operations as a Marriage Celebrant

The program will cover learning in areas such as:

• The Marriage Act 1961
• Marriage Regulations and other relevant legislation
• The Code of Practice
• Importance of Relationship Education
• Conflict of interest
• Client contact
• Communication skills
• Administration

The minimum requirement for an application to become a Marriage Celebrant is the successful completion of the unit, "CHCMCEL401A - Plan, conduct and review a marriage ceremony" from the Certificate IV in Marriage Celebrancy. More information about these two courses follow the links below:

• CHCMCEL401A - Plan, conduct and review a marriage ceremony
• Certificate IV in Marriage Celebrancy

Please note that a successful completion of this unit does NOT guarantee authorisation as a Marriage Celebrant. You will still need to meet the Australian Government criteria as outlined on the Attorney General's website found at http://www.ag.gov.au/celebrants .
 

Facilitator

Lana Frost is a second-generation marriage celebrant, who has developed a personalised approach to Marriage Celebrancy.

Click here to contact Lana