{"id":"F2021L00583","name":"Marriage (Celebrant Fees) Determination 2021","slug":"marriage-celebrant-fees-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440845,"registerId":"F2021L00583-fast-fetch-1775956329253","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Marriage (Celebrant Fees) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nMarriage (Celebrant Fees) Determination 2021\n\nI, Michaelia Cash, Attorney-General, make the following determination.\n\nDated 5 May 2021\n\nMichaelia Cash\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Registration application fee\n\n7  Registration exemption application fee\n\n8  Charge exemption application fee\n\n9  Professional development exemption application fee\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMarriage (Celebrant Fees) Determination 2014\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Marriage (Celebrant Fees) Determination 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 July 2021.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Marriage Regulations 2017.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nRegulations means the Marriage Regulations 2017\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Registration application fee\n\nFor subsection 40(1) of the Regulations, the registration application fee is $400.\n\n7  Registration exemption application fee\n\nFor subsection 40(2) of the Regulations, the registration exemption application fee is $30.\n\n8  Charge exemption application fee\n\nFor section 47 of the Regulations, the charge exemption application fee is $30.\n\n9  Professional development exemption application fee\n\n  For section 56 of the Regulations, the professional development exemption application fee is $30.\n\n \n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMarriage (Celebrant Fees) Determination 2014\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the same narrow scope as its predecessor — setting fees for marriage celebrant applications and exemptions. The 2021 version simply updates the fee amounts and replaces the 2014 instrument without expanding into new areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 9 operative sections, with 4 setting simple dollar amounts","Minimal defined terms (only 1: 'Regulations')","No cross-references beyond citations to the enabling regulations","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single Schedule containing only a repeal of the previous instrument","Total length under 2 pages"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the application fees for Australia’s marriage celebrant program — $400 to apply to register as a celebrant, and $30 each to apply for exemptions from registration, the annual celebrant charge, or professional development. It affects prospective celebrants and current celebrants seeking exemptions.\n\nEffective 1 July 2021, it replaces the 2014 schedule and ensures application costs are recovered from applicants rather than general revenue."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces the earlier 2014 Determination (Schedule 1) and specifies updated fee amounts for the same categories of celebrant applications and exemptions under the Marriage Regulations 2017 (sections 6–9). It does not broaden or narrow the kinds of applications covered; it alters only the fee levels and repeals the prior fee instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject‑matter: sets specific fee amounts rather than procedural or substantive regulatory rules (sections 6–9).","Direct numerical specifics reduce interpretive ambiguity (registration $400; exemption fees $30) (sections 6–9).","Legal authority and linkage: made under the Marriage Regulations 2017 (section 3) and references specific subsections of those Regulations (subsection 40(1), 40(2), section 47, section 56).","Repeal of prior instrument: fully repeals the 2014 Determination (Schedule 1), which may require administrative updating of references and systems.","Low administrative discretion: fees are fixed amounts, limiting agency discretion but shifting predictable costs to applicants (sections 6–9).","Commencement timing: a clear start date creates a discrete compliance change point (section 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes fees for marriage celebrant applications under the Marriage Regulations 2017 and repeals the 2014 fees determination. Effective 1 July 2021, it sets the registration application fee at $400 and three exemption application fees at $30. Applicants for celebrant registration or for registration/charge/professional‑development exemptions pay these fees, and the department administers decisions under the Regulations. The changes alter the direct cost of applying and therefore influence applicants’ decisions to seek registration or exemptions."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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