Certification of Documents Factsheet

 

Certif rt ific ica ation ti on of Docum oc ume ents  nts   Engineers Austr Au str alia Fact Fact Sheet Sheet  

The photocopies must be made directly from an original document. Certified copies of copied documents or certified copies of previously certified copies will not be accepted. Proper certification should appear on each page of page of the documents, and should show: (1) the signature signature of  of the t he person certifying the document document and the date date of  of signing (2) the printed name* name* of  of the person certifying the document (3) the contact d etails* etails* of  of the person certifying the document - this may be a business address, address, telephone number  or  or email address  address  (4) qualification or status* of status* of the person certifying the document   where possible, an official stamp indicating indicating the qualification/status qualification/status of of the certifier, i.e. JP, Commissioner for Oaths, Notary Public   if the the certifier certifier is is a member member of Engineers Engineers Australia, a membership number   (5) a statement statement such  such as I certify this to be a true copy of the original document I have sighted or sighted or similar wording −

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* Where the name, status, and contact details are in a foreign language, an English language translation of these details needs to be provided. Engineers Australia will only accept copies of original documents certified by persons listed as persons before whom a Statutory Declaration may be made, or by Engineers  Australia staff member. member. To view the full list of authorised persons, please obtain a copy of the Statutory Declaration Form from the website of the Attorney-General’s Department at www.ag.gov.au/Statutorydeclarations www.ag.gov.au/Statutorydeclarations..  Here are some of the persons who are authorised to witness a statutory declaration (Part 1 & Part 2). If you are overseas, your copies of original documents may be certified by persons listed in Pa in Part rt 3 of this doc ument. ument .

Part 1 – a person person who is c urrently l icensed or registered under a law to practise in one of the following occupations: Chiropractor Chiropractor Medical practitioner Patentt attorney Paten Psychologist Psycho logist

Dentist Nurse Pharmacist Trade marks attorne attorney y

Legal practitioner Optometrist Physiotherapist Physiotherapist Veterinary Surgeon

 

Certific rti fica atio tion n of Docume ocum ents

Part Pa rt 2 – a person person who is in t he following list: •

   

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Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation Corporation who is in charge charge of of an office supplying postal services to the public Australian Consular Officer, or Australian Diplomatic Officer, (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955) 1955) Judge, or Master of a court, Magistrate Justice of the Peace Member of th the e Association of Taxation Taxation and Management Accountants Accountants Member of the Australian Defence Force who is an officer, or a nonnoncommissioned commissione d officer w within ithin the meaning of the Defence Forces Discipline Act 1982 with 1982  with 5 or more m ore years years of continuous service, or a warrant officer within the meaning of this act Member of the Institute of Chartered Chartered Accountants in Australia, Australia, the Australian Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants Accountants of the National Institute of  Accountants  Accountan ts Member of En Engineers gineers Australia, other than at the grade of Student Student Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Minister of Religion registered under under Division 1 o off Part IV o off the Marriage Act 1961   1961 Notary public Police Officer Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation Corporation with 5 or more years years of continuous service who is employ employed ed in an office off ice supplying postal services to the public Person before whom a statutory declaration may be made under the law of the State or Territory, or of a Commonwealth, State or Territory Authority Sheriff or Sheriff’s officer Teacher employed on a full-time basis at at a school or tertiary tertiary education education institution

Part Pa rt 3 – persons overseas, authorised for Engineers Australia’s pur poses    

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A Notary Public autho authorised rised in the country of certification A Commissione Commissionerr for Oaths (Declarations) (Declarations) authorised authorised in th the e cou country ntry of certification A Solicitor, Solicitor, L Lawyer, awyer, B Barrister arrister o orr Judge authorised in the country of certificatio certification n A Justice of th the e Pe Peace ace authorised authorised in the country of ce certification rtification An officer of an Australian Diplomatic Post A current financial member of Engineers Australia other than at the grade of Student (membership number number must m ust be shown)

If you have ha ve any questions regarding certification of your documents, please contact our Member Services Team on 1300 653 113 (+61 2 6270 6540 from overseas) or by email to  to memberservices@engineers [email protected] australia.org.au g.au.. 

 A fact f act sh eet p rod uc ed by b y Engi En gineers neers Aust Au st ral ralia ia Ap  Apri ri l 2013