AN ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council

AND

HER EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TASMANIA, acting with the advice of the Executive Council of that State.

IT IS ARRANGED AS FOLLOWS:

1 Title

This arrangement is the Marriage (Tasmania) Arrangement 2017.

2 Commencement

This arrangement commences on the day after the arrangement is registered.

3 Authority

This arrangement is made under subsection 9(1) of the Marriage Act 1961.

4 Definitions

In this arrangement:

Act means the Marriage Act 1961.

5 Arrangement with Tasmania

For the purposes of subsection 9(1) of the Act, the following arrangements are made:

Arrangements with Tasmania

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Item

For the purposes of …

the arrangement is that …

1

paragraph 9(1)(b) of the Act

all persons who from time to time hold office as Judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania may perform the functions of a Judge under sections 12, 16 and 17 of the Act

2

paragraph 9(1)(c) of the Act

all persons who from time to time hold office as Magistrates in Tasmania may perform the functions of a magistrate under sections 12 and 16 of the Act

3

paragraph 9(1)(d) of the Act

an officer of Tasmania may be nominated to be authorised to solemnise marriages by the person holding or acting in the office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Tasmania

4

paragraph 9(1)(e) of the Act

an officer of Tasmania may be nominated for appointment as a prescribed authority by the person holding or acting in the office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Tasmania

5

paragraph 9(1)(f) of the Act

the person holding or acting in the office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Tasmania may be appointed as Registrar of Ministers of Religion for Tasmania under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Act

6

paragraph 9(1)(g) of the Act

the person holding or acting in the office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Tasmania may be authorised as an authorised officer for the purposes of section 51 of the Act

 

6 Repeal of previous arrangements

Any arrangement with the State of Tasmania relating to section 9 or subsection 9(1) of the Act previously made is repealed.


Dated 16 October 2017

Peter Cosgrove

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

George Brandis QC

Attorney-General of

the Commonwealth of Australia

Kate Warner AC

Governor of the

State of Tasmania

By Her Excellency’s Command

Matthew Groom MP

Acting Attorney-General of

the State of Tasmania