Persons Eligible to Certify Documents

The full name, address and contact phone number of the person certifying copies of documents, together with their qualification (from the list below) must be included with documentation submitted to the Department.

Documents can be certified by:

Part 1 - Members of Certain Professions including:

• Chiropractor
• Dentist
• Legal Practitioner
• Medical Practitioner
• Nurse
• Patent Attorney
• Pharmacist
• Physiotherapist
• Psychologist
• Veterinary
• Surgeon

Part 2 - Other Persons including:

• Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public
• Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer, (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1985)
• Bailiff
• Bank Officer with 5 or more continuous years of service
• Building Society Officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
• Chief Executive Officer of a Commonwealth court
• Civil Marriage Celebrant
• Clerk of a Court
• Commissioner for Affidavits
• Commissioner for Declarations
• Credit Union Officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
• Fellow of the National Tax Accountants' Association
• Finance Company Officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
• Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this Part
• Judge of a court
• Justice of the Peace
• Magistrate
• Master of a court
• Member of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountant
• Member of the Australian Defence Force who is:
  (a) an officer; or
  (b) a non-commissioned officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 with 5 or more years of continuous service; or
  (c) Warrant Officer within the meaning of that Act
• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants or the National Institute of Accountants Member of the Institute of Corporate Managers, Secretaries and Administrators
• Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia (other than at the grade of student)
• Member of:
  (a) the Parliament of the Commonwealth; or
  (b) the Parliament of a State; or
  (c) a Territory legislature; or
  (d) a local government authority of a State or Territory
• Minister of Religion registered under Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 196
• Notary Public, Permanent employee of:
  (a) the Australian Government or of an Australian Government authority; or
  (b) a State or Territory or of a State or Territory authority; or
  (c) a local government authority; with 5 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in another item in this Part
• Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 5 or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office supplying postal services to the public
• Person before whom a statutory declaration may be made under the law of the State or Territory in which the declaration is made include Police Officer, Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, of a court
• Senior Executive Service officer of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, or of a Commonwealth, State or Territory authority
• Sheriff
• Sheriff's officer
• Teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution