Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Amendment (New Denominations and Other Name Changes) Proclamation 2015

I, the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC QC, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Proclamation.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 29 October 2015

Paul de Jersey

Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command

George Brandis QC

Attorney‑General

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Proclamation 2007

1  Name

  This is the Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Amendment (New Denominations and Other Name Changes) Proclamation 2015.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Marriage Act 1961.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Proclamation 2007

1  Schedule 1

Insert:

Assembly of God Church of Samoa in Australia Inc

Australian United Shia Islamic Councils Incorporated

Australian Zoroastrian Association of NSW Incorporated

2  Schedule 1

Omit “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑Day Saints”, substitute “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑Day Saints (Australia), The”.

3  Schedule 1

Insert:

Edge Church International Ltd

Free Church of Tonga, The

4  Schedule 1

Omit “Free Reformed Church of Australia”, substitute “Free Reformed Churches of Australia”.

5  Schedule 1

Insert:

Hope Ministries Australia

Indian Orthodox Church Incorporated

Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar

One Light Federation

Riverview Church Incorporated

Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Australia Inc

Spirit of the Earth Medicine Society

Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand (Patriarchal Vicarate) Limited