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Conduct and review a marriage ceremony in line with legal requirements
Conduct and review a marriage ceremony in line with legal requirements
Unit of competency
National Code
CHCCEL405A
CHCCEL405A
State Code
D2264
D2264
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
02/12/2009
Field of Education
091103 - Legal Studies
Original Release Date
02/12/2009
Nominal Hours
30
Description
DescriptorThis unit describes the knowledge and skills required by marriage celebrants to conduct and review marriage ceremonies
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Address legal requirements to work as a marriage celebrant
- 1.1 Work with demonstrated accurate knowledge of the responsibilities and obligations of a marriage celebrant under the Marriage Act 1961 and Marriage Regulations 1963
- 1.2 Work with demonstrated accurate knowledge of available family relationship services as required under the Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants
2. Finalise arrangements for marriage ceremony
- 2.1 Sight documentation required by the Marriage Act prior to solemnisation of the marriage
- 2.2 Review all required documentation and ensure it is accurately completed for signing
- 2.3 Confirm venue and time arrangements to meet the needs of the marrying couple, ensuring other arrangements at the venue will not interfere with planned ceremony
- 2.4 Confirm roles of ceremony participants and/or other service providers
- 2.5 Identify special needs of ceremony participants and/or other service providers, including interpreters as required and ensure working relationship established prior to commencement of ceremony
- 2.6 Apply Code of Practice in relation to arrival times
- 2.7 Identify possible problems or issues and put in place contingency plans where possible
- 2.8 Manage documentation relating to the ceremony and communication with the marrying couple
3. Conduct ceremony
- 3.1 Maintain professional personal presentation in accordance with the Code of Practice
- 3.2 Ensure professional presentation of the marriage ceremony in line with plan agreed with marrying couple and in keeping with religious or non-religious context
- 3.3 Ensure the ceremony is audible in accordance with the Code of Practice
- 3.4 Ensure appropriate placement of marriage celebrant during the ceremony particularly in relation to other people participating
- 3.5 Use resources and techniques effectively as agreed with marrying couple to enhance the significance and symbolism of the marriage ceremony in line with values and ideals of the couple
- 3.5 Facilitate orderly progression of the ceremony, as agreed with the marrying couple
- 3.6 Ensure that all documentation [3 certificates of marriage] is correctly signed by the marrying couple and their witnesses
- 3.7 Ensure that any omissions or errors are rectified in the presence of, and initialled by, the marrying couple and their witnesses
4. Follow up and review ceremony
- 4.1 Use effective administrative/business management skills to collect, store and manage documentation relating to the ceremony and communication with the marrying couple
- 4.2 Forward documents to State/territory Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages after performing ceremony
- 4.3 Ensure secure storage of documentation relating to marrying couple in line with legal requirements
- 4.4 Apply effective invoicing procedures in line with billing arrangements agreed with marrying couple
- 4.5 Incorporate evaluation procedures into marriage celebrancy practices as a basis for improving services
- 4.6 Seek feedback from the marrying couple using a range of techniques and use feedback to continuously improve service
- 4.7 Use negative feedback and complaints as well as positive feedback to guide practice improvement
- 4.7 Work in collaboration with colleagues to develop, maintain and improve own skills and resources
RANGE STATEMENT
The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Secure storage of documentation includes:
Addressing storage requirements including appropriate types of storage for marriage records
Ensuring that records can be kept secure for at least six years
Addressing specific documentation requirements for:
religious registers
civil celebrant certificates
Maintenance of record-keeping sheets
Marriage regulations includes:
Knowledge of and adherence to the Marriage Regulations
Other relevant legislation: includes
Knowledge of aspects of Commonwealth Migration, Privacy, Trade Practices, Commonwealth Statutory Declarations, Discrimination and Copyright Acts relevant to performing the role of a marriage celebrant
Knowledge of State/territory discrimination laws.
Knowledge of the processes and procedures of State/territory Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Code of Practice includes:
Knowledge of and adherence to the Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants as specified in the Marriage Regulations
Relationship education services includes:
Information about the availability of relationship education services is provided in accordance with the Code of Practice
Communication includes:
Effective and professional communication with marrying couple
Ceremony options presented to marrying couple for considerationThis may vary taking account of whether the ceremony is civil or religious
Marrying couple's needs identifiedThis may vary taking account of whether the ceremony is civil or religious
Feedback sought from marrying couple employing a range of techniques
Feedback used to improve service
Collaboration with colleagues sought to develop, maintain and improve skills and resources
Administrative/business management skills includes:
Privacy, security and confidentiality of marrying couple documentation and communications maintained
All forms and procedures completed accurately and within the required timeframe as specified in the Marriage Act
All relevant materials provided to marrying couple in a timely and professional manner
All documentation available and accurately completed within the required timeframe and lodged appropriately as specified in the Marriage Act
Documentation collected and stored securely and appropriately
Presentation includes:
Ceremony presentation is accurate and professional
Orderly progression of ceremony, as agreed to with marrying couple, is facilitated
The roles of ceremony participants or other service providers, where relevant, are confirmed
The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Secure storage of documentation includes:
Addressing storage requirements including appropriate types of storage for marriage records
Ensuring that records can be kept secure for at least six years
Addressing specific documentation requirements for:
religious registers
civil celebrant certificates
Maintenance of record-keeping sheets
Marriage regulations includes:
Knowledge of and adherence to the Marriage Regulations
Other relevant legislation: includes
Knowledge of aspects of Commonwealth Migration, Privacy, Trade Practices, Commonwealth Statutory Declarations, Discrimination and Copyright Acts relevant to performing the role of a marriage celebrant
Knowledge of State/territory discrimination laws.
Knowledge of the processes and procedures of State/territory Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Code of Practice includes:
Knowledge of and adherence to the Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants as specified in the Marriage Regulations
Relationship education services includes:
Information about the availability of relationship education services is provided in accordance with the Code of Practice
Communication includes:
Effective and professional communication with marrying couple
Ceremony options presented to marrying couple for considerationThis may vary taking account of whether the ceremony is civil or religious
Marrying couple's needs identifiedThis may vary taking account of whether the ceremony is civil or religious
Feedback sought from marrying couple employing a range of techniques
Feedback used to improve service
Collaboration with colleagues sought to develop, maintain and improve skills and resources
Administrative/business management skills includes:
Privacy, security and confidentiality of marrying couple documentation and communications maintained
All forms and procedures completed accurately and within the required timeframe as specified in the Marriage Act
All relevant materials provided to marrying couple in a timely and professional manner
All documentation available and accurately completed within the required timeframe and lodged appropriately as specified in the Marriage Act
Documentation collected and stored securely and appropriately
Presentation includes:
Ceremony presentation is accurate and professional
Orderly progression of ceremony, as agreed to with marrying couple, is facilitated
The roles of ceremony participants or other service providers, where relevant, are confirmed
EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this unit of competency:
The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills
For assessment of aspiring marriage celebrants, this unit is most appropriately assessed by the observation of a simulated interview with marrying couple and simulated ceremony or through role play and the completion and submission of documents
For existing marriage celebrants choosing to be assessed against the competencies, this unit is most appropriately assessed prior to and during the conduct of a marriage ceremony and the completion and submission of completed documents
Assessment should enable assessment of response to a diverse range of marrying couples in a range of situations
A diversity of assessment tasks is essential for holistic assessment
Access and equity considerations:
All workers in community services should be aware of access, equity and human rights issues in relation to their own area of work
All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
In recognition of particular issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities
Context of and specific resources for assessment:
This unit can be assessed independently, however holistic assessment practice with other community services units of competency is encouraged
Resources required for assessment of this unit include access to:
relevant or appropriately simulated environment where assessment can take place
relevant legislation, guidelines, Code of Practice, and range of required documentation
Method of assessment may include:
Observation of simulation and/or role play of interview with marrying couple
Observation of simulation and/or role play of ceremony
Evidence during process for assessment of accurate completion of required documentation prior to ceremony and correct finalising of documents for forwarding to Registry Office following ceremony
Evidence of knowledge of all elements of Code of Practice/Marriage Act and its Regulations
Evidence of the appropriate use of ceremony and symbolism
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this unit of competency:
The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills
For assessment of aspiring marriage celebrants, this unit is most appropriately assessed by the observation of a simulated interview with marrying couple and simulated ceremony or through role play and the completion and submission of documents
For existing marriage celebrants choosing to be assessed against the competencies, this unit is most appropriately assessed prior to and during the conduct of a marriage ceremony and the completion and submission of completed documents
Assessment should enable assessment of response to a diverse range of marrying couples in a range of situations
A diversity of assessment tasks is essential for holistic assessment
Access and equity considerations:
All workers in community services should be aware of access, equity and human rights issues in relation to their own area of work
All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
In recognition of particular issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities
Context of and specific resources for assessment:
This unit can be assessed independently, however holistic assessment practice with other community services units of competency is encouraged
Resources required for assessment of this unit include access to:
relevant or appropriately simulated environment where assessment can take place
relevant legislation, guidelines, Code of Practice, and range of required documentation
Method of assessment may include:
Observation of simulation and/or role play of interview with marrying couple
Observation of simulation and/or role play of ceremony
Evidence during process for assessment of accurate completion of required documentation prior to ceremony and correct finalising of documents for forwarding to Registry Office following ceremony
Evidence of knowledge of all elements of Code of Practice/Marriage Act and its Regulations
Evidence of the appropriate use of ceremony and symbolism
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWB43 | CHCCEL007 | Prepare for, present and evaluate marriage ceremonies | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D303 | CHC42608 | Certificate IV in Celebrancy | Qualification |