Can anyone be a marriage celebrant?

 Yes anyone can, but first you need to have completed a recognised training course provided by a registered training organisation (RTO),  then apply for registration to practice with the Attorney-Generals Office and to do this you need to be seen to be a "fit and proper person".

Answer to your question is No.

This being, once you have completed your Certificate 1V you then need to apply with the Attorney General Department.  You must prove that you are a good citizen of clean character and that you do much for your community.  This must be backed up by three character references.  There is also an examination that you must sit with the Attorney General Department.

It is quite a rigorous process but worth it, if you are passionate enough to jump through the hoops.

Sure, any body can be a Celebrant. 

You will have to complete a Cetificate IV in Marriage Celebrancy via an acredited Celebrancy training College. (There are several on line)

Usually there is about 3 days of class room training and the rest completed on line. You are given 12 months to complete the course, aproximately 900 hours of work to complete all of the required modules. 

Once you've completed your Cert IV, you then apply at the Attorney Generals Office for your official appointment. You will have to meet their strict qaulifying criteria and also complete an on line legal qustionnaire. Yeh! It's a process that takes committment and patience.

I think the most important thing though is simply being passionate about being a Celebrant. You play a pivitol role in one of the most important days in a persons life, and you get to enjoy from the best seat in the house:)

Hello, no not anyone. It is a time consuming process and one that requires a passion for love. There are a lot of legal requirements to be met as we are appointed by the Attorney General's Dept but in saying that if you complete a Cert IV in Celebrancy, meet the AG's requirements and pass their online exam, are a stickler for accuracy and love making other people happy then you will make a good Celebrant. Good luck if you decide to go down this path........ it is extremley rewarding committment.

Certainly, anyone can apply to be a celebrant.  In saying this there are certain requirements to take into consideration.  Legal knowledge, applying for your Certificate IV Qualification.

Anyone can studyfor the Certificate IV qualification, and pass all of the assessments, but they still have to complete a legal test, have three character references, and be deemed a person of good character in the community. As long as those requirements are satisfied, then anyone can be a marriage Celebrant.

If you wish for a close friend to marry you, this is only possible as long as you have an authorised Celebrant fulfilling all the legal wording and that they also sign the relevant documents.

Anyone can be a Celebrant as long as they meet the criteria set down by the Attorney Generals Department. This entails training to become a Celebrant with an accepted Training Institute and passing all requirements. It is extremly helpful if one can show they have been heavily inolved in the community in which they live and provide  references from people within the community. Apporximately three written references. There are many facets to being a celebrant but the most important one are your people skills whether its helping a couple prepare for the most important day of their lives or spending time with the family who have lost a loved one.Its lots to do with working with these people and making sure you have helped them in any way you can. 

Yes  any  "fit and proper person " can  be a Marriage Celebrant after successfully completeing Certificate IV course in Celebrancy and demonstarting that a " fit and proper person" set out citeria in the Marriage Amendment Act 2002  is met. 

The criteria  is as follows :-

a. Do you have  sufficient knowledge of the law relating to the solemnisation of marriages by Marriage Celelbrants ?

b. Are you committed to advising couples of the availability of relationship support services?

c. Are you of a good standing in your community?

Have you been convicted of an offence, punishable by imprisonment for one year or longer, against a laws of the Commonwealth States or Territories?

d. Do you have an actual or potential conflict of int5erest between your practice or proposed practice, as a Marriage Celebrant and other business or interests such as employment or hobbies ?

e. Would your registration as a Marriage Celebrant be likely to result in you gaining a benefit in respect of another business you own, control or carry out?

f. Will you fulfil your obligations as a Marriage Celebrant?

g. Any other matter the Registrar considers relevant to whether you are a fit and proper person to be a Marriage Celebrant?

Please note that different criteria for registration as a Marriage Celebrant apply to people who are fluent in an Australian Indigenous language.

Interested persons should email at " marriagecelebrantssection @ ag.gov.au" for the application pack.

The answer is yes providing the AGD gives you their approval.

To become a celebrant you need to do a recognised training course & then apply to the AGD & be of good character.

I hope this helps Paul

Not everybody can be a Certified Marriage Celebrant , as you need to do compehensive training and know all the legalities of marriage

Before applying for registration candidates are required to successfully complete the Certificate iv in Celebrancy or higher university qualification, and then prove themselves to be a fit and proper person.

Marriage celebrants hold an important place in society so although anyone can apply there is no guarantee that everyone will be accepted.

Information is available on the Attorney General's Department website.