How do I have my ID certified?

Jasmine Shillington Updated by Jasmine Shillington

An authorised certifier must examine the original and the copy of the identifying document.

To certify the document, the authorised certifier must write the following wording or similar on the copy of the identifying document or on a certificate relating to the identifying document (noting that some certifiers use stamps with standard wording).

I certify that this document is a true and accurate copy of the original document I have sighted.

Date Sighted: ______ /______ /______

Number of Pages: ______

Full Name: ____________________________________________________________________

Profession / Designation / Qualification: ______________________________________

License Number / Membership Number: _____________________________________

Signature: ____________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Contact Number: ____________________________________________________________

The certification date on the copy of the identifying document must not be more than 12 months old. If the document has multiple pages, the authorised certifier may add their certification to the first page and then sign or initial each subsequent page.

You can email your certified documents to service@australianmilitarybank.com.au or visit your local branch.

Approved authorised certifiers

  1. Justice of the Peace 
  2. A person who is enrolled on the role of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, or the High Court of Australia, as a legal practitioner (however described). 
  3. A person who, under a State or Territory law, is currently licensed or registered to practice in one of the following occupations: 
    1. Chiropractor 
    2. Dentist 
    3. Legal practitioner 
    4. medical practitioner 
    5. Nurse 
    6. Optometrist 
    7. Patent attorney 
    8. Pharmacist 
    9. Physiotherapist 
    10. Psychologist 
    11. Trademarks attorney 
    12. Veterinary surgeon 
  4. Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955). 
  5. Employee of the Australian Trade Commission who is: 
    1. in a country or place outside Australia; and 
    2. authorized under paragraph 3 (d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and 
    3. exercising his or her function in that place 
  6. Employee of the Commonwealth who is: 
    1. in a country or place outside Australia; and 
    2. authorized under paragraph 3 (c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and 
    3. exercising his or her function in that place 
  7. Marriage celebrant registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961. 
  8. Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia. 
  9. Member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student. 
  10. Member of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants 
  11. Member of the ADF who is: 
    1. an officer; or 
    2. a non-commissioned officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 with 2 or more years of continuous service; or 
    3. a warrant officer within the meaning of that Act. 
  12. Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practicing as Accountants, or the National Institute of Accountants. 
  13. Member of: 
    1. The Parliament of the Commonwealth; or 
    2. the Parliament of a State; or 
    3. a Territory legislature; or 
    4. a local government authority of a State or Territory 
  14. Minister of religion registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961. 
  15. Notary public. 
  16. Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 2 or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office supplying postal services to the public. 
  17. Permanent employee of: 
    1. the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority; or 
    2. a State or Territory or a State or Territory authority; or 
    3. a local government authority. 
    with 2 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in another item in this Part 
  18. Police officer. 
  19. Sheriff 
  20. Teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution 
  21. Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 
  22. An officer with, or authorised representative of, a holder of an Australian financial services license, having 2 or more continuous years of service with one or more licensees. 
  23. An officer with, or a credit representative of, a holder of an Australian credit license, having 2 or more years of continuous service with one or more licenses. 

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