Marriage (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017
2017/69
Marriage (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 18th day of April 2017
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under section 64(1) of the Marriage Act 1955 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Marriage (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 22 May 2017.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Marriage (Fees) Regulations 1995 (the principal regulations).
4 Schedule amended
(1)
In the Schedule, item 1, replace “120”
with “150”
.
(2)
In the Schedule, replace item 2 with:
| 2 | Applying for a certificate of no impediment to marry | 170 |
(3)
In the Schedule, item 3, replace “170”
with “240”
.
(4)
In the Schedule, item 4, replace “50”
with “55”
.
(5)
In the Schedule, item 5, replace “50”
with “55”
.
(6)
In the Schedule, after item 5, insert:
| 6 | Application for name to be entered on list of marriage celebrants as an independent celebrant (unless a fee has already been paid for an application for appointment as a civil union celebrant) | 220 |
| 7 | Application for name to be entered on list of marriage celebrants as a celebrant nominated by an approved organisation (unless a fee has already been paid for an application for appointment as a civil union celebrant) | 150 |
| 8 | Application for an independent celebrant to continue to act as a marriage celebrant (unless a fee has already been paid for an application for reappointment as a civil union celebrant) | 60 |
| 9 | Application for a celebrant nominated by an approved organisation to continue to act as a marriage celebrant (unless a fee has already been paid for an application for reappointment as a civil union celebrant) | 30 |
Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 22 May 2017, amend the Marriage (Fees) Regulations 1995 (the principal regulations).
These regulations amend the Schedule of the principal regulations, which sets out the fees to be paid in relation to certain matters under the Marriage Act 1955 (the Act).
The amendments change the amounts of the fees and introduce new fees.
The amendments introduce fees for applications for appointment as a marriage celebrant, whether as a celebrant nominated by an approved organisation under section 10 of the Act or as an independent celebrant under section 11 of the Act. Fees are also introduced for applications under section 12 of the Act to continue to act as a marriage celebrant.
Regulatory impact statement
The Department of Internal Affairs produced a regulatory impact statement on 1 February 2017 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.
A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—
Date of notification in Gazette: 20 April 2017.
These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.