What professions can certify documents?
Copies of documents can be certified by one of the following people:
- Accountant.
- Armed forces officer.
- Bank/building society official.
- Commissioner of Oaths.
- Councillor (local or county)
- FCA regulated person (identified using the FCA authorised persons lists)
Who is qualified to certify a document?
An accountant (member of a recognised professional accounting body or a Registered Tax Agent). A person listed on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory or the High Court of Australia as a legal practitioner. A barrister, solicitor or patent attorney.
How do you certify a document as an original?
The original document must be viewed by the certifier and they must personally copy the original document and verify it by completing the following:
- Use a stamp or write by hand on the copy: “This is a true copy of the original document sighted by me” on each page of the document.
- Sign the statement on each page.
Can I certify my own documents?
You cannot witness or certify a document for yourself.
Can nurses certify documents?
Health professions: Chiropractor, dentist, medical practitioner, nurse, optometrist, pharmacist, physiotherapist, psychologist. Legal professions: Legal practitioner, patent attorney, trademarks’ attorney.
What makes a document certified?
A certified copy is a copy (often a photocopy) of a primary document that has on it an endorsement or certificate that it is a true copy of the primary document. A notarized copy is signed by a notary public (not to be confused with a notary in a civil law country).
How do I certify a copy of a document?
Typically, the document must be translated professionally and have the professional’s certificate of accuracy attached to the translation together with a copy of the primary document. Then, the primary document, the translation, and the certificate of accuracy are photocopied in the form of a certified copy.
How do you certify a document in an email?
To certify the copy document the certifier must: • write or stamp the following prescribed words on the copy: ‘Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me’; • sign and date the copy document; and • write or stamp the copy document with their name, the qualification that authorises them to certify, and their …
