This instrument is the Marriage (Celebrant Professional Development) Statement 2021.

(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.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.

(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 subsection 53(3) of the Marriage Regulations 2017.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

ACQ means Alliance of Celebrants Queensland.

Activity means professional development activity delivered by a provider on the Attorney‑General’s Department Ongoing Professional Development (OPD) Panel, or a Certificate IV in Celebrancy unit, or a celebrant association conference.

AFCC means Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants.

ACMCV means Association of Civil Marriage Celebrants of Victoria Inc.

Australian Celebrations Training means Australian Celebrations Training Pty Ltd (ACN 104 287 112).

The Celebrant Institute RTO means The Celebrant Institute RTO Pty Ltd (ACN 059 479 159) (formerly Life Skills Training Pty Ltd).

The Gordon means Gordon Institute of TAFE (ABN 27 241 053 246).

QualTrain means QualTrain Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 622 208 182).

Regulations means the Marriage Regulations 2017.

Rose Training means Rose Training Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 605 893 810).

The Celebrant A List means The Celebrant A List.

The Celebrant Society means The Celebrant Society.

The Celebrants Training College Alumni means The Celebrants Training College Alumni.

The Unleashed Collective means The Unleashed Collective Pty Ltd (ABN 14 763 510 851).

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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

6 List of professional development activities

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 53(3)(a) of the Regulations, Schedule 1 sets out a list of professional development activities for 2021.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 53(3)(b) of the Regulations, the professional development activity mentioned in item 1 of the table in clause 1 of Schedule 1 is compulsory for 2021.

Schedule 1—Professional development activities

Note: See section 6.

1 List of professional development activities

For the purposes of section 6, the professional development activities are set out in the following table.

Professional development activities
Item	Code	Activity	Mins	Providers
1	21AGDCA	AGD 2021 Compulsory activity	60	Attorney-General’s Department
2	21ACT009	Blended families ceremonies	120	Australian Celebrations Training
3	21ACT013	Rehearse a marriage ceremony	90	Australian Celebrations Training
4	21ACT014	Cultural diversity	120	Australian Celebrations Training
5	21ACT015	There is more to celebrancy than hatching matching dispatching	90	Australian Celebrations Training
6	21ACT019	Marriage documents refreshed	120	Australian Celebrations Training
7	21ACT020	Using Instagram to connect with couples	60	Australian Celebrations Training
8	21ACT052	Morality in marriage	120	Australian Celebrations Training
9	21ACT055	Celebrant wellbeing	180	Australian Celebrations Training
10	21ACT062	Pinterest	60	Australian Celebrations Training
11	21ACT073	Understanding mobile marketing	60	Australian Celebrations Training
12	21ACT075	Streamline your social media	60	Australian Celebrations Training
13	21ACT085	Apps for celebrants	60	Australian Celebrations Training
14	21ACT090	Wedding expo exhibiting	60	Australian Celebrations Training
15	21ACT092	Working with LGBTIQ+ couples to design ceremonies	90	Australian Celebrations Training
16	21ACT095	How to create awesome social media content	120	Australian Celebrations Training
17	21ACT099	From page to stage	90	Australian Celebrations Training
18	21ACT100	Setting professional fees	90	Australian Celebrations Training
19	21ACT102	Professional practice	180	Australian Celebrations Training
20	21ACT103	Ceremony writing	90	Australian Celebrations Training
21	21ACT021	Relationship education	120	Australian Celebrations Training
22	21CI001	The celebrant’s role in three uncommon situations	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
23	21CI002	Introduction to social media for celebrants (basic)	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
24	21CI003	Social media as a marketing and networking tool (intermediate to advanced)	240	The Celebrant Institute RTO
25	21CI004	Safe and inclusive celebrancy practice	240	The Celebrant Institute RTO
26	21CI005	Completing the legal forms	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
27	21CI006	Contracts and consumer law for celebrants in the post-COVID environment	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
28	21CI007	The wedding client journey from beginning to end	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
29	21CI008	Legal refresher 2021 - creating a legal marriage in Australia	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
30	21CI009	Celebrant marketing 101 - getting the basics right	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
31	21CI010	The funeral client journey from beginning to end	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
32	21CI011	Running a paperless marriage celebrancy office	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
33	21CI012	Wedding ceremony logistics	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
34	21CI013	Running a sustainable celebrancy business	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
35	21CI014	Involving others in wedding ceremonies	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
36	21CI015	Ceremony inclusions: readings music and rituals	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
37	21CI016	Personalising standard ceremonies for ministers of religion	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
38	21295005G	Best practice for Australian celebrants	120	The Gordon
39	21295020G	Building strong client relationships	120	The Gordon
40	21290038G	Celebrants embracing diversity	120	The Gordon
41	21295022G	Celebrants in the online environment	120	The Gordon
42	21290055G	Celebrants working with palliative clients	120	The Gordon
43	21295006G	Creating a beautiful funeral ceremony	120	The Gordon
44	21290024G	Creating and maintaining a social media presence	120	The Gordon
45	21290039G	Creative collaboration with clients	120	The Gordon
46	21290035G	Ethics and the modern celebrant	120	The Gordon
47	21290061G	Marriage ceremony writing and delivery	120	The Gordon
48	21295018G	Not just weddings and funerals	120	The Gordon
49	21295008G	Personal branding for celebrants	120	The Gordon
50	21295023G	Readings and music in ceremonies	120	The Gordon
51	21290028G	Presentation skills	120	The Gordon
52	21290057G	Self-care for the celebrant	120	The Gordon
53	21295021G	Small business basics for celebrants	120	The Gordon
54	21295024G	Strategies for successful ceremonies	120	The Gordon
55	21290062G	The answers are in the guidelines	120	The Gordon
56	21290051G	The evolution of marriage	120	The Gordon
57	21295007G	Wedding expos	120	The Gordon
58	21QT008	Design your celebrant service agreement	60	QualTrain
59	21QT026	Finding your way through the Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants	120	QualTrain
60	21QT030	Assure accuracy and currency in the preparation of marriage documents	120	QualTrain
61	21QT032	Communicating effectively with your BDM	60	QualTrain
62	21QT040	Legal refresher - finding the right answers	120	QualTrain
63	21QT041	Crafting inspirational ceremonies	120	QualTrain
64	21QT009	Celebrants on tour	180	QualTrain
65	21QT004	Develop digital infrastructure for marketing purposes	120	QualTrain
66	21QT039	How to use the celebrants self-service portal	60	Qualtrain
67	21QT012	Wired for sound and performance	120	QualTrain
68	21QT006	Choreography of the ceremony at the wedding venue	120	QualTrain
69	21QT042	Develop the celebrants customer journey map	120	QualTrain
70	21QT043	Value the role of the Australian marriage celebrant	120	QualTrain
71	21QT022	The dynamics of dying and bereavement	60	QualTrain
72	21QT019	Plan and develop personalised funeral and memorial ceremonies	180	QualTrain
73	21QT015	Use technology to effectively coordinate business resources	120	QualTrain
74	21QT045	Develop an effective time management plan	60	QualTrain
75	21QT046	Stand and deliver	60	QualTrain
76	21QT047	Reflect and improve on your celebrant practice	120	QualTrain
77	21ACMCVConf	Conference 2021	240	ACMCV
78	21ACQConf	Conference 2021	240	ACQ
79	21AFCCConf	Conference 2021	240	AFCC
80	21CALConf	Conference 2021	240	The Celebrant A List
81	21TCSConf	Conference 2021	240	The Celebrant Society
82	21CTCAConf	Conference 2021	240	The Celebrants Training College Alumni
83	21ACT2016CA	Real Consent (2016 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 Elective)	120	Australian Celebrations Training
84	21QT2016CA	Real Consent (2016 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 Elective)	120	QualTrain
85	21CI2016CA	Real Consent (2016 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 Elective)	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
86	21295026G	Real Consent (2016 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 Elective)	120	The Gordon
87	21ACT2017CA	Checklist for the solemnisation of marriage; Offences under the Marriage Act 1961 (2017 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 Elective)	120	Australian Celebrations Training
88	21QT2017CA	Checklist for the solemnisation of marriage; Offences under the Marriage Act 1961 (2017 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 Elective)	120	QualTrain
89	21CI2017CA	Checklist for the solemnisation of marriage; Offences under the Marriage Act 1961 (2017 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 Elective)	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
90	21295027G	Checklist for the solemnisation of marriage; Offences under the Marriage Act 1961 (2017 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 Elective)	120	The Gordon
91	21ACT2018CA	Marriage equality (2018 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021elective)	120	Australian Celebrations Training
92	21QT2018CA	Marriage equality (2018 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 elective)	120	QualTrain
93	21CI2018CA	Marriage equality (2018 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 elective)	120	The Celebrant Institute RTO
94	21295025G	Marriage equality (2018 Compulsory Activity to count as 2021 elective)	120	The Gordon
95	21QT044	A unit of competency that could, or would be undertaken as part of a Certificate IV in Celebrancy (CHC41015)	240	QualTrain
96	21RTCertIV	A unit of competency that could, or would be undertaken as part of a Certificate IV in Celebrancy (CHC41015)	240	Rose Training
97	21ACTCertIV	A unit of competency that could, or would be undertaken as part of a Certificate IV in Celebrancy (CHC41015)	240	Australian Celebrations Training
98	21TUCCertIV	A unit of competency that could, or would be undertaken as part of a Certificate IV in Celebrancy (CHC41015)	240	The Unleashed Collective

Schedule 2—Repeals

The Marriage (Celebrant Professional Development) Statement 2020

1 The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument