Who can certify my ID as “True Copies?”
Certification of true copies can be carried out by:
- Justice of the peace;
- A currently Registered Nurse;
- Accountants - member of a recognised professional accounting body or a Registered Tax Agent;
- Manager of a bank or credit union, other than managers of Bank Travel Centres;
- Barrister, Solicitor or Patent Attorney;
- Police Officer at a local police station;
- Postal Manager or at Selected Australia Post Outlets;
- Principal of an Australian Secondary College, High School or Primary School; or
- Registered Pharmacist.
- Medical Practitioner
- Dentist
- Chiropractor
- Physiotherapist
- Veterinary Surgeon
- Optometrist
- Member of Engineers Australia - Other than at the grade of student
For a complete list of individuals who can certify your documentation please visit
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_reg/sdr1993389/sch2.html
What Does The Certifying Person Need to Do?
The Certifying Person must:
- write on the copy "This is a true copy of the original documents sighted by me";
- sign and print their name;
- provide a contact telephone number;
- state their profession or occupation group;
- write on the copy the date certified
- list the appropriate registration number; and
- affix the official stamp or seal of the certifier's organisation on the copy (if available).
Photocopies of previously certified documents will not be accepted. The PRM Group takes no responsibility for the failure to supply 100 points of ID that has been certified as a true copy.