The Celebrants Network takes action for civil celebrants

The Celebrants Network makes an ongoing contribution to the development of celebrancy as a profession through its work directly with the Attorney-General's Department and via its membership of the celebrant association The Coalition of Celebrant Associations (CoCA) Inc.

The Celebrants Network has submitted submissions to:

• Vocational Education and Training Review of Celebrancy Training 2014
• Senate Inquiry re: Marriage Bills 2013 
• AGD Cost Recovery Discussion Paper August 2012
• Australian Human Rights Commission National Anti-Racism Consultation 2012
• House of Representatives Committee on Social Policy & Legal Affairs on the Marriage Amendment Bills - Marriage Equality Bills May 2012 and supplementary submission April 2012
• Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti–Discrimination Laws 2012
• National Consultation in Cost Recovery of Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants Regulation to AGD 2012 ie Celebrant Fee and Reforms. 
• National Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) 2011
• Social Inclusion submission 2010
• National Preventive Health Taskforce 2010
• National Human Rights Consultation 2009

The Celebrants Network has worked with

• AssentTECS and the International College of Celebrancy to expand the range of options for ongoing professional development for Commonwealth Marriage celebrants
• OAMPS Insurance, now Arthur J Gallagher, to bring low cost individual celebrant professional indemnity and public liability cover for celebrants
• Copyright Agency Limited to bring low cost copyright licence cover for CoCA association members 

Through its work within CoCA, The Celebrants Network has raised a number of matters of concern with the Attorney-General's Department

• the lack of natural justice in the consequences for the non-payment of the annual fee by Commonwealth marriage celebrants, especially given the fact that 2/3 rds of marriage celebrants (state and territory authorised) are not required to pay an annual fee
• the need for a broader range of continuing professional development options for marriage celebrants
• the need for Marriage Act Reform to ensure all marriage ceremonies have the same components to address issues related to child and forced marriage 
• issues related to same sex marriage