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| Who can certify documents? 
 In Australia, the following people are authorised to certify documents:
 
 Health professions: Chiropractor, Dentist, Medical practitioner, Nurse, Optometrist, Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist1
 Legal professions: Legal practitioner, Patent attorney, Trade marks attorney
 Court positions: Bailiff, Justice of the Peace, Judge, Magistrate, Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, Clerk, Master of a court, CEO of a Commonwealth court
 Commissioner for Affidavits, or Commissioner for Declarations (dependent on jurisdictions)
 Government representatives (elected): Federal, State or Territory or Local
 Public servants: Federal, State or Territory or Local – employed for five years or more.
 Permanent employees of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
 Bank officer, building society officer, credit union officer, finance company officer – employed for five years or more
 Veterinary surgeon
 Accountant (member of ICA, ASA, NIA or CPA, ATMA, NTAA)
 Minister of religion, or marriage celebrant
 Member of:
 Chartered Secretaries Australia
 Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student
 Australian Defence Force (an officer; or a non-commissioned officer with 5+ years of continuous service; a warrant officer)
 Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
 Notary public
 Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this Part
 Police officer
 Sheriff or Sheriff’s officer
 Teacher (full-time) at a school or tertiary education institution
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