Certification of supporting documents

With many of the student admin forms you may be required to submit additional supporting documentation.

All supporting documentation must be provided either as:

Acceptable certified copy

The person who certifies your documents must:

write on the copy(ies) “This is true copy of the document sighted by me”,
sign it,
affix the official stamp or seal of the verifier's organisation on the copy, if the organisation has such a stamp, and
print the following details:
- name and business address
- contact telephone number
- profession or occupation or organisation
- date verified
- registration number - if the person is a Justice of the Peace

Be contactable by telephone during normal working hours.

An authorised officer must certify documents.

Authorised officers include employees of:

the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)
the Student Enquiries Office or Admissions Office at any UAC participating university
the Administration Office at any TAFE college
Interstate tertiary admissions centres
the official records department of the institution that originally issued the document(s)
an Australian overseas diplomatic mission and Australian Educational Centres

There may be a charge for copies made by some participating institutions.

Alternatively, documents verified by someone who is currently employed as:

an accountant - members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, or the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, or the National Institute of Accountants, or the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants or Registered Tax Agents
a bank or credit union manager
a barrister, solicitor or patent attorney
a police officer with the rank of sergeant and above
a post office manager
a principal of an Australian secondary college, high school or primary school
a commissioner for declarations
or a Justice of the Peace with a registration number. Copies verified by a Justice of the Peace without a registration number will not be accepted.