We do not accept original copies of your qualification and academic results. You should make a photocopy of the original document and take the original and the copy to an authorised person.

What the certified copy should include

Each page of the document must have the following information:

• “I have sighted the original document and certify this to be a true copy of the original.”
• The authorised person should then sign and date each statement and provide their designation and employer number (if available).

List of authorised persons to witness statutory declarations

Please note that some authorised persons listed below are only relevant to Australia.

• A justice of the peace or a bail justice
• A public notary
• A barrister and solicitor of the supreme court
• The prothonotary or a deputy prothonotary of the supreme court
• The registrar of a deputy registrar of the county court
• The principal registrar of the magistrates’ court or a registrar of deputy registrar of the magistrates court
• The registrar of probates or an assistant registrar of probates
• The associate to a judge of the supreme court or of the county court
• The secretary of a master of the supreme court or of the county court
• A registered patent attorney
• A member of the police force
• The sheriff or a deputy sheriff
• A member or former member of either House of the Parliament of Victoria or the Commonwealth
• A councilor of a municipality
• A senior officer of a council
• A registered medical practitioner
• A registered dentist
• A veterinary practitioner
• A pharmacist
• A principal in the Victorian government teaching service
• The manager of a bank
• A member of the institute of chartered accountants in Australia or the Australian Society of Accountants or the National Institute of Accountants
• The secretary of a building society
• A minister of religion