To get Married in Australia you must:
- not be married to someone else
- not be marrying a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild or sibling (brother or sister)
- be at least 18 years of age, unless a person aged between 16 and 18 years of age has court approval to marry
- understand what marriage means and freely consent to marrying
- at least 1 calendar month before the date you plan to marry (but not more than 18 months), lodge a Notice of Intended Marriage with an authorised celebrant.
- include words required by law in the ceremony and be married by a registered celebrant.
- provide an original birth certificate, photo ID or passport in English, or an official translation of the document from another language.
- You do not need to be an Australian Citizen to Marry in Australia
If either person has been previously married you must provide:
- a divorce certificate, if divorced or
- a full death certificate, if widowed.
Foreign language certificates must be officially translated into English.
(Excerpt from the NSW Government Website)
