2. Proper certification should appear on each page to be
certified, and should show:
(a) the signature of the person certifying the document
and the date of signing
(b) the name of the person certifying the document.
This should be clearly printed or evident in the
official stamp
(c) the contact details of the person certifying the
document. This MUST be provided and may
be a business address, telephone number or
e-mail address, and
(d) where possible, an official stamp indicating the
status of the person certifying the document, ie.
Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Oaths,
Notary Public
(e) a statement "I certify this to be an identical copy of
the original document, which I have sighted", or
similar wording
(f) Where the name, status and contact details are
in a foreign language, an English language
translation of these three details needs to be
provided.