Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM)

The temporary measure introduced during COVID to allow remote witnessing of the Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) ends on 31 December 2023. 

The legal requirements for all new NOIMs signed and witnessed from 1 January 2024 are:

• all new NOIMs must only be signed and witnessed in the physical presence of an authorised witness, and
• a new NOIM signed and witnessed remotely ie, via any facility that enables audio and visual communication between persons in different places, will not be valid.

Please note, there are no exceptions to the above. 

It is important that all authorised witnesses, including authorised marriage celebrants, comply strictly with the changed legal requirements.