{"id":"F2014L00917","name":"Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2014","slug":"marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438099,"registerId":"F2014L00917-fast-fetch-1775954664291","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2014","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![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nMarriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2014\n\nI, George Brandis QC, Attorney‑General, make the following determination.\n\nDated 26 June 2014\n\n\nGeorge Brandis QC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name of determination\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Celebrant registration charge\n\n \n\n1  Name of determination\n\n  This determination is the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2014.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination commences on 1 July 2014.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This determination is made under subsection 7(1) of the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Act 2014.\n\n4  Celebrant registration charge\n\n  For subsection 7(1) of the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Act 2014, the amount of celebrant registration charge payable by a person in respect of a financial year is:\n\n (a) if the person is a marriage celebrant on 1 July in a financial year—$240; or\n\n (b) if the person becomes a marriage celebrant after 1 July in a financial year—the amount specified in the item in the following table that relates to the period in the year in which the person becomes a marriage celebrant.\n\n \n\n- Celebrant registration charge\n- Item Period Amount ($)\n- 1 Between 2 July and 30 September 240\n- 2 Between 1 October and 31 December 180\n- 3 Between 1 January and 31 March 120\n- 4 Between 1 April and 30 June 60\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2011},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates strictly within the authority granted by subsection 7(1) of the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Act 2014, setting the specific fee amounts as intended by the enabling Act without expanding beyond that purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections total","Single, specific purpose: setting a dollar amount for a fee","Simple binary condition (registered on 1 July vs becomes celebrant later in year)","Straightforward 4-item table with no cross-references to other legislation","No defined terms, exceptions, or interpretative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the **annual registration fee** that marriage celebrants must pay to the federal government to keep their legal authority to conduct weddings.\n\n**Who pays:** Anyone registered as a marriage celebrant in Australia (including civil celebrants and religious ministers authorised to solemnise marriages). You must pay this every financial year to stay on the register.\n\n**How much:**\n- **$240** for the full year (if already registered on 1 July)\n- **Pro-rata (partial year) fees** if you register mid-year:\n  - July–September: $240\n  - October–December: $180\n  - January–March: $120\n  - April–June: $60\n\n**Why it matters:** If a celebrant doesn't pay this charge, they can be deregistered and will no longer have legal authority to marry people."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2014","history":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2014/documents"}}