Western Australia - Obtain a Marriage Certificate

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Procedure

• Complete the application form at the Registry or print an online application form.
• You must have an appropriate original identification with you.
• Submit the completed form at:

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace, Perth

between 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday

• Or Post the completed form (pages 1 & 2) to:

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

PO Box 7720 Cloisters Square

PERTH WA 6850

• Certificates will only be issued where:
  • you are eligible to receive the certificate
  • suitable identification is provided
  • fees are paid

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Required Documents

• If you are applying for a certificate or a change of name or a correction, you must provide at least three forms of identification:
  • ONE document from each list (1, 2 and 3). At least one containing a photograph; or
  • ONE from List 1 and TWO from List 2. At least one containing a photograph; or
  • TWO from List 2 and ONE from List 3. At least one containing a signature.
• All forms of identification produced MUST be current.
• Documents from List 3 MUST show your current residential address.
• Bank statements, utility accounts or rates notices MUST have been issued within the last six months.
• Applying in person - original documents must be provided
• Applying by post - send clear certified photocopies of your identification documents with your application. Do not post original documents.

Certification requirements

• Photocopies of identification will only be accepted if they are certified by a qualified person as being "true copies" of the original documents. Information about who can certify documents is attached to the downloadable application form below.

List 1

• Australian driver's licence (with photo)
• Australian passport (with photo)
• Australian firearm's licence (with photo)
• Defence force/Police ID card (with photo)
• Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) certificate with of evidence of residence status (with photo)
• Over 18 or Proof of Age identity card (with photo)

List 2

• Debit or Credit card (one or the other, not both) issued by a financial institution
• Document of Identity issued by the Passport Office
• Entitlement card issued by the Commonwealth or State Government (Centrelink, Health Care card, Veterans Affairs card etc)
• Full birth certificate issued in Australia (birth extracts not accepted)
• Medicare card
• Naturalisation, citizenship or immigration papers issued by DIAC
• Overseas passport with current Australian Entry Permit
• Security guard or crowd control licence (Australian)
• Student identity document or Statement of enrolment issued by an educational institution, including Tertiary (should include photo and/or signature)
• Working with children card

List 3

• Drivers licence renewal notice
• Financial institution statement less than six months old
• Motor vehicle registration
• Property lease or tenancy agreement
• Shire/water rates notice
• School or other educational report or certificate less than twelve months old
• Utility account less than six months old (e.g. gas, electricity, home phone etc)

Applying for certificates on behalf of another person

• If you are applying for a certificate on behalf of another person, you must provide the following:
• Identification for yourself;
• Identification of the person who is entitled to the document as stated in the Registry's Certificate Access policy.

Office Locations & Contacts

Postal Address

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

PO Box 7720 Cloisters Square

PERTH WA 6850

In Person

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace Perth

Between 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday

All Courts can fax applications for death certificates for the period 1841 onwards to the Perth Registry Office for processing. Selected Courts (see below) have online facilities and are able to produce death certificates from 1966 onwards usually on the same day.

Courts with online facility
Albany Court

Department of the Attorney General

184 Stirling Terrace

ALBANY WA 6330

Phone: (08) 9845 5200

Armadale Court

Department of the Attorney General

109 Jull Street

ARMADALE WA 6112

Phone: (08) 9399 0700

Bunbury Court

Department of the Attorney General

3 Stephen Street

BUNBURY WA 6230

Phone: (08) 9781 4200

Fremantle Court

Department of the Attorney General

8 Holdsworth Street

FREMANTLE WA 6160

Phone: (08) 9431 0300

Geraldton Court

Department of the Attorney General

Marine Terrace

GERALDTON WA 6530

Phone: (08) 9921 3722

Joondalup Court

Department of the Attorney General

21 Reid Promenade

JOONDALUP WA 6027

Phone: (08) 9400 0700

Kalgoorlie Court

Department of the Attorney General

Brookman Street

KALGOORLIE WA 6430

Phone: (08) 9093 5300

Mandurah Court

Department of the Attorney General

333 Pinjarra Road

MANDURAH WA 6210

Phone: (08) 9583 1100

Midland Court

Department of the Attorney General

24 Spring Park Road

MIDLAND WA 6056

Phone: (08) 9250 0200

Rockingham Court

Department of

Eligibility

• The bride or groom named on the marriage certificate can apply for the certificate.
• A person must be at least 16 years of age to apply for a certificate and must provide three forms of their identification.
• See the Registrys Marriage Certificate Access Policy for full eligibility requirements.
• If you are not an eligible applicant you must provide the written consent or authority from an eligible person and you must also provide identification for yourself and that person (see Letter of Authority download on this page).
• There is unrestricted access and no identification requirements are needed for marriages that occurred 75 years ago or more.

Fees

• Certificates
  • Marriage certificate (including a search over any period not exceeding ten years) - $44
• Additional priority
  • Priority service, in addition to any other fee (not payable for births from 1930 onwards when lodged in person at the Perth Registry Office or Albany, Armadale, Bunbury, Fremantle, Geraldton, Joondalup, Kalgoorlie, Mandurah, Midland or Rockingham Court) - $34
• Search fees
  • Search in an index (including a search over any period not exceeding ten years), includes a Result of Search certificate - $31

Payment Options

• The following payment methods are accepted at registry:
  • Credit card - MasterCard or Visa only and card number must have 16 digits.
  • Available at the Perth Registry and selected Western Australian courts
  • No other credit cards or travellers cheques will be accepted
  • Eftpos (debit card) when paying in person at the Perth Registry or at selected Western Australian courts.
  • Cheque or money order - made payable to: Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
  • Note: When paying at a Western Australian court, cheques or money orders should be made payable to the "Department of the Attorney General".
  • Cash - when paying in person at the Perth Registry or at a Western Australian court.
  • Overseas applicants - Must pay in Australian dollars using an international money order or bank draft made payable to: Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

Perth Registry Office In Person

• 1940 onwards: While you wait
• 1841 to 1939: If collected, two working days
• 1841 to 1939 where additional priority service fee paid: While you wait
• 1841 onwards: If posted, allow up to two working days plus postal delivery time

By Mail

• 1841 onwards: Allow up to two working days from date of receipt plus postal delivery time
• 1841 onwards where additional priority service fee paid: Processed within 24 hours of receipt plus postal delivery time

Online courts

• 1940 onwards: Usually same-day service
• 1841-1939: Application faxed to Perth. Allow up to two working days plus postal delivery time
• 1841-1939 where additional priority fee paid: Application faxed to Perth and processed within 24 hours of receipt, plus postal delivery time

Other regional courts

• 1841 onwards: Application faxed to Perth. Allow up to two working days plus postal delivery time
• 1841 onwards where additional priority fee paid: Application faxed to Perth and processed within 24 hours from date of receipt plus postal delivery time

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Instructions

• On payment of a fee and subject to eligibility, the Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages can provide a certificate from a marriage registered in Western Australia since 1 September 1841.
• If the marriage occurred in another State, contact the relevant Registry Office.
• When applying for a certificate in person three forms of identification must be provided. Photocopies must be certified by a qualified person.
• When applying by post, three forms of photocopied and certified identification documents must be provided with your application. Do not post original documents.
• Photocopies of identification will only be accepted if they are certified by a qualified person as being true copies of the original documents
• The Registry is unable to accept applications by phone, fax, email or online.

Required Information

Applicant details

• Applicants Name
• Postal Address
• Reason Document is required
• Relationship of Person filling form to person named in certificate

Certificate Details

• Sur Name of Groom and Bride
• Given Names of Groom and Bride
• Date of Marriage
• Place of Marriage

Need for the Document

The Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages issues certificates for marriages registered in Western Australia since 1 September 1841. If the marriage occurred in another State, contact the relevant Registry Office.

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