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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
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#### 34 How to have marriage registered
34 How to have marriage registered
> A person has a marriage registered by lodging with the Registrar a certificate of the marriage under the [Marriage Act 1961](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth or, if the marriage was solemnised before the commencement of that Act, the evidence of the marriage required by the Registrar.1
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> 1Under section 50 (4) of the [Marriage Act 1961](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth the authorised celebrant (within the meaning of that Act) is responsible for lodging the certificate of marriage with the Registrar.