HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council
AND
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES, acting with the advice of the Executive Council of that State.
IT IS ARRANGED AS FOLLOWS:
1 Title
This arrangement is the Marriage (New South Wales) Arrangement 2017
2 Commencement
This arrangement commences on the day after the arrangement is registered.
3 Authority
This arrangement is made under subsection 9(1) of the Marriage Act 1961.
4 Definitions
In this arrangement:
Act means the Marriage Act 1961.
5 Arrangement with New South Wales
For the purposes of subsection 9(1) of the Act, the following arrangements are made:
| Arrangements with New South Wales |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | For the purposes of … | the arrangement is that … |
| 1 | paragraph 9(1)(b) of the Act | all persons who from time to time hold office as Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales may perform the functions of a Judge under sections 12, 16 and 17 of the Act |
| 2 | paragraph 9(1)(c) of the Act | all persons who from time to time hold office as Magistrates in New South Wales may perform the functions of a magistrate under sections 12 and 16 of the Act |
| 3 | paragraph 9(1)(d) of the Act | an officer of New South Wales may be nominated to be authorised to solemnise marriages by the person holding or acting in the office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for New South Wales |
| 4 | paragraph 9(1)(e) of the Act | an officer of New South Wales may be nominated for appointment as a prescribed authority by the person holding or acting in the office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for New South Wales |
| 5 | paragraph 9(1)(f) of the Act | the person holding or acting in the office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for New South Wales may be appointed as Registrar of Ministers of Religion for New South Wales under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Act |
| 6 | paragraph 9(1)(g) of the Act | the person holding or acting in the office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for New South Wales may be authorised as an authorised officer for the purposes of section 51 of the Act |
6 Repeal of previous arrangements
Any arrangement with the State of New South Wales relating to section 9 or subsection 9(1) of the Act previously made is repealed.
Peter Cosgrove
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
George Brandis QC
Attorney-General of
the Commonwealth of Australia
David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d)
Governor of the
State of New South Wales
By His Excellency’s Command
Mark Speakman SC MP
Attorney General of
the State of New South Wales