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International College of Celebrancy Association of Alumni and Friends  – ICCA Submission to: 

Select Committee on the Exposure Draft of the Marriage Amendment (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill

​DOWNLOAD ICCA Submission as a .pdf

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 INDEX with links:

  • Cover letter
  • Summary of Recommendations
  • Preamble
  • Recommendation 1 - remove the requirement that marriage be a “man and a woman”.  ​
  • Recommendation 2 - recognise foreign' same-sex marriages
  • Recommendation 3 - marriage means the union of two adults
  • Recommendation 4 - no exemptions for civil celebrants
  • Recommendation 5 - uphold the professional model of civil celebrancy
  • Recommendation 6 - divided iSubdivision marriage celebrants into two subdivisions
  • Recommendation 7 -  no change to Section 40 (2A) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984
  • Recommendation 8 - retain longer notice of intention to marry terminology
  • Recommendation 9 - section 46 and 113 apply to all authorised celebrants
  • Recommendation 10 - section 45 be modernised to ensure all marrying couples give consent
  • Recommendation 11 - all authorised celebrants have basic training, CPD, and pay fees
  • Notes
  • Attachment 1 – Basic Assumptions
  • Attachment 2 – Relevant Sections of Sections 31 and 33 of the Marriage Act
  • Attachment 3 - Religious organisations of religious celebrants authorised under Subdivision C 
  • Attachment 4 – Recognised Religions under Subdivision A 
  • Attachment 5 – CoCA Protocol, Objects, 10 years Goals of CoCA Inc.

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