{"id":"F2020L00588","name":"Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2020","slug":"marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440482,"registerId":"F2020L00588-fast-fetch-1775956084901","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2020","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 Registration Charge) Determination 2020\n\nI, Christian Porter, Attorney-General, make the following determination.\n\nDated 6 May 2020  \n\nChristian Porter\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\n5  Celebrant registration charge\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMarriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2014\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination commences on 1 July 2020.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 7(1) of the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Act 2014.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Celebrant registration charge\n\nFor 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\n1.        If the person is a marriage celebrant on 1 July in a financial year – $0; or\n2.        If the person becomes a marriage celebrant after 1 July in a financial year – $0.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMarriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2014\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1695},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination maintains its original purpose of setting the amount of the celebrant registration charge under the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Act 2014. Setting the charge at $0 is within the scope of the enabling legislation and does not represent an expansion or alteration of the instrument's intended function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 operative sections plus repeal schedule)","Single substantive provision with only two simple conditional scenarios","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites the enabling Act)","Straightforward repeal of one previous instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination **removes the annual registration fee** for marriage celebrants.\n\nUnder the law, authorised marriage celebrants (people legally allowed to conduct weddings) must register with the federal government. This instrument sets the amount they pay each year to maintain that registration.\n\n**Key points:**\n- The charge is now **$0** for everyone\n- Applies both to existing celebrants (registered before 1 July) and new celebrants (registered after 1 July)\n- Replaces an earlier 2014 determination that set a higher fee\n\n**Who it affects:** Authorised marriage celebrants across Australia, including civil celebrants and ministers of religion who perform marriages.\n\n**Why it matters:** Celebrants no longer need to pay an annual fee to the government to keep working. This reduces the cost of conducting weddings and removes administrative burden from the celebrant profession."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2020/documents"}}