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)