Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Proclamation 2018

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Marriage Act 1961

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F2018L01607

26 November 2018 - 16 August 2024

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1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedule 1
5 Schedule 2
Schedule 1—Recognised denominations Note: See section 4. A2A Ltd. Aboriginal Evangelical Fellowship of Australia Ananda Marga Anglican Catholic Church in Australia, The Anglican Church of Australia, The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese Church of Australia and New Zealand Apostolic Church Australia Limited Apostolic Church of Queensland, The Armenian Apostolic Church in Australia, The Assembly of God Church of Samoa in Australia Inc Associated Christian Ministries Associated Christian Spiritual Churches of Australia Australian Christadelphian Ecclesia Australian Christian Churches Australian Church of Antioch, The Australian Fellowship of Bible-believing Churches Australian Fellowship of Mission Centres (Youth with a Mission) Australian Indigenous Ministries Australian Unitarian Druze Australian Zoroastrian Association of NSW Incorporated Autocephalic Greek Orthodox Church of America and Australia Baha’i Faith Baptist Union of Australia, The Bethesda Ministries International Incorporated Brethren C3 Church Global Caodai Overseas Missionary (Australia) Incorporated Chinese Methodist Church in Australia Christian and Missionary Alliance of Australia, The Christian Church in Australia Incorporated Christian Church, The Christian Community Churches of Australia Christian Israelite Church Christian Outreach Centre Christian Reformed Churches of Australia Churches of Christ in Australia Church of God (Australia) Limited Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Australia), The Church of Pentecost Australia, The Church of Scientology Incorporated, The Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Limited Church of the Foursquare Gospel in Australia Church of the Nazarene Church of Tonga in Australia, The Church of Torres Strait Community of Christ Congregational Christian Church in Samoa, The Congregational Federation of Australia and New Zealand Connexions Ltd Cook Islands Christian Church Coptic Orthodox Church of Australia CRC Churches International Crosslink Christian Network Dream Centre Christian Church Limited ECKANKAR Australia Edge Church International Ltd Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Debre Amin Abune Teklehaimanot Church Incorporated Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia, The Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils Incorporated Fellowship of Congregational Churches Fellowship of Evangelical Churches of Australia Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches Free Church of Tonga, The Free Reformed Churches of Australia Free Serbian Orthodox Church, Diocese for Australia and New Zealand Full Gospel Churches of Australia Goshen Ministry International Outreach Grace Communion International Ltd Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Hillsong Church Australia Hindu Council of Australia, The Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East Hope Ministries Australia Hungarian Reformed Church of Australia, The Iglesia ni Cristo Independent Baptist Fellowship Independent Baptists of Australia Indian Orthodox Church Incorporated International Buddhist Association of Australia Co-operative Limited International Council of Spiritualists International Society for Krishna Consciousness Islam Jehovah’s Witnesses Jewry Korean Presbyterian Reformed Church Incorporated Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Victoria, The Liberal Catholic Church, The Life Church International Limited Lutheran Church of Australia Incorporated, The Macedonian-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church Macedonian Orthodox Church Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar Methodist Church of Samoa in Australia Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand of the Serbian Orthodox Church Ministers Fellowship International National Sikh Council of Australia Inc New Apostolic Church in Australia, The New Church in Australia, The Old Apostolic Church (Australia), The One Light Federation Pacific LMS Church Australasia Inc. Peace Christian Ministries Limited Pioneer Network Australia Incorporated Potters House Christian Fellowship of Australia, The Power of the Spirit Ltd Presbyterian Church of Australia, The Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia Presbyterian Reformed Church Reach Out International Limited Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia, The Religious Society of Friends, The Restoration Fellowships International Revival Centres International Revival Fellowship, The Rhema Family Churches Australia Riverview Church Incorporated Roman Catholic Church Romanian Orthodox Church Rosa Veritas Incorporated Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Sabian Mandaean Religious Community Salvation Army, The Seventh-day Adventist Church Shia Islamic Assembly Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Australia Inc Siasi Uesiliana Tau’ataina‘o Tonga i Aositelelia Limited Society of Saint Pius X Limited Southern Cross Association of Churches, The Spirit of the Earth Medicine Society Strict and Particular Baptist Churches of Australia, The Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand (Patriarchal Vicarate) Limited Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Diaspora, Diocese of Australia and New Zealand Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia Unitarians United Aborigines Mission United Church of God—Australia United Pentecostal Church of Australia United Spiritualism of Australia Uniting Church in Australia, The Victorian Spiritualists’ Union Victory Life Centre Incorporated Vineyard Churches Australia Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Connexion in Victoria, The Wesleyan Methodist Church, The Westminster Presbyterian Church, The Worship Centre Christian Churches Worldwide (Australia) Ltd
- Schedule 2—Repeals Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Proclamation 2007 1 The whole of the instrument Repeal the instrument.
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Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Proclamation 2018

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Marriage (Recognised Denominations) Proclamation 2018

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