{"id":"F2021L00579","name":"Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2021","slug":"marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440844,"registerId":"F2021L00579-fast-fetch-1775956329251","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) 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 Registration Charge) 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  Schedules\n\n5  Celebrant registration charge\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMarriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2020\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This determination commences on 1 July 2021.\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Charge) Act 2014.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5 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 - $170; or\n2.        If the person becomes a marriage celebrant after 1 July in a financial year – the amount specified in the item in the following table that relates to the period in the year in which the person becomes a marriage celebrant.\n\n\n \n\n- Celebrant registration charge\n- Item Period Amount ($)\n- 1 Between 2 July and 30 September 170\n- 2 Between 1 October and 31 December 127.50\n- 3 Between 1 January and 31 March 85\n- 4 Between 1 April and 30 June 42.50\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMarriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2020\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: setting the annual registration charge for marriage celebrants. It does not expand beyond the fee-setting function authorised by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 250 words)","Only 5 substantive sections, with 4 being standard machinery provisions (name, commencement, authority, schedules)","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward conditional logic (two scenarios: existing celebrant vs new celebrant)","Simple table with 4 rows for pro-rata calculations—no nested conditions or exceptions","No defined terms section (relies on definitions in parent Act)","Only one cross-reference (to subsection 7(1) of the parent Act)","No exceptions, exemptions, or discretionary powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the annual celebrant registration charge at $170 and specifies pro‑rata amounts for new registrants by quarter ($170; $127.50; $85; $42.50). It affects all federally registered marriage celebrants (civil and religious). Celebrants must pay the charge each financial year to maintain legal authority to marry people. It replaces the 2020 instrument and functions as a price list under the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Act 2014."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expressly repeals the entire Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Determination 2020 (Schedule 1) and replaces it with the 2021 fee schedule that commences 1 July 2021 (s2, Schedule 1, s5). As a result, the operative fee instrument governing celebrant charges is changed to this 2021 determination."},"complexity_factors":["Single, numeric fee schedule laid out clearly (s5)","Pro‑rata tiers based on date of registration require simple date-based calculation (s5 table)","Made under explicit statutory authority (s3 referencing subsection 7(1) of the Act)","Commencement date locks operational start (s2)","Full repeal of prior year's instrument (Schedule 1) changes which instrument governs","No administrative discretion, exemptions or conditional rules included in the text (no sections granting discretion)","Limited interaction with other statutory provisions (ties only to the Act's subsection 7(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"Sets the annual registration charge for marriage celebrants under subsection 7(1) of the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Act 2014. It fixes $170 for anyone who is a registered celebrant on 1 July and prescribes lower pro‑rata amounts for people who become celebrants later in the financial year (s5).\n\nWho pays and who decides: the person who is a marriage celebrant pays the charge (s5); the Attorney‑General made the determination under s7(1) (s3). It matters because the fee, timing and pro‑rata schedule affect celebrant outlays and registration timing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/marriage-celebrant-registration-charge-determination-2021/documents"}}