{"id":"F2018L00444","name":"Marriage (Celebrant Professional Development) Statement 2018","slug":"marriage-celebrant-professional-development-statement-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99989,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00444-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Marriage (Celebrant Professional Development) Statement 2018.\n\n#### 2 Commencement\n\n (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.\n\n```html\n

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