Marriage celebrants from approved organisations

1 The name of every adult member of an approved organisation nominated to be a marriage celebrant shall be sent to the Registrar-General together with a certificate from the organisation declaring that it wishes the member to be a marriage celebrant. 2 The certificate must be made or signed in the same manner as a statement under section 9(2A) to (3) . 3 If the Registrar-General is satisfied that any person so nominated is of good character and otherwise qualified to act as a marriage celebrant, and that the provisions of this Act in respect of the submission of his or her name have been complied with, he or she shall enter the name of the person on the list. 4 If the Registrar-General fails or refuses to enter in the list the name of any person nominated pursuant to this section he or she shall, if required to do so by any signatory to the certificate accompanying the person's nomination, refer the nomination to the Minister , who may direct the Registrar-General to enter the person's name in the list, and in that case the Registrar-General shall forthwith enter the person's name in the list.