Confirming the legitimacy of your documents
Do you need to get your documents certified? Find out what to do and who to turn to.
A certified copy is a photocopy of the original that has been 'certified' as a true copy.
Certifying a document
A document can be certified by a Justice of the Peace (JP) or someone currently employed as one of the following:
- accountant – a member of a recognised professional accounting body or a registered tax agent
- bank manager
- credit union branch manager
- commissioner for declarations
- barrister, solicitor or patent attorney
- police officer
- postal manager
- principal of an Australian secondary college, high school or primary school
- doctor, pharmacist or registered nurse
- defence force officer
Certifying documents outside of Australia
Most Australian embassies, high commissions and consulates will certify documents that are intended for use in Australia.
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