Who can certify documents?

Before you go and see one of the below occupations to certify your documents please:

  • Make a clear copy of the original document. The front and back are required of a Driver’s Licence.

  • Take the original document and your copy to the certifier.

  • They will check your copy is the same as the original.

  • On a single-page document, the certifier must write or stamp, 'This is a certified true copy of the original as sighted by me'

  • On documents with more than 1 page, the certifier must write or stamp 'I certify this and the following [number of pages] pages to be a true copy of the original as sighted by me' on the first page and initials all other pages.

  • The certifier must also write or stamp on the copy:

    • their signature

    • their full name

    • their occupation

    • their phone number

    • the date

    • their address (optional)

LIST OF OCCUPATIONS

  • bailiff

  • bank officer with 5 or more years of continuous service

  • building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service

  • chiropractor (licensed or registered)

  • clerk of court

  • commissioner for affidavits

  • commissioner for declarations

  • credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous service

  • dentist (licensed or registered)

  • fellow of the National Tax Accountant's Association

  • finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service

  • judge of a court

  • justice of the peace

  • legal practitioner (licensed or registered)

  • magistrate

  • marriage celebrant licensed or registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961

  • master of a court

  • medical practitioner (licensed or registered)

  • member of Chartered Secretaries Australia

  • member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student

  • member of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants

  • member of the Australian Defence Force with 5 or more years of continuous service

  • member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants or the Institute of Public Accountants

  • member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory Legislature, or a local government authority of a State or Territory

  • minister of religion licensed or registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961

  • nurse (licensed or registered)

  • optometrist (licensed or registered)

  • permanent employee of Australian, state or local government authority with at least 5 or more years of continuous service.

  • permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 5 or more years of continuous service

  • pharmacist (licensed or registered)

  • physiotherapist (licensed or registered)

  • police officer

  • psychologist (licensed or registered)

  • registered migration agent (where registration is not suspended or subject to a caution)

  • registrar or deputy registrar of a court

  • sheriff

  • teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution, or

  • veterinary surgeon (licensed or registered)

For any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact our office on 1300 158 718.