Can a Justice of the Peace or Solicitor witness my signature or certify my document for use overseas?
No. Australian public, company/commercial or educational documents can only be signed before a notary public or certified by the same person, who has his or her signature and seal registered on the Australian Government’s computer data base for authentication purposes. Please note that multiple page documents must be signed or sealed by the Notary Public at the bottom of each page of the notarised document required to be legalised, or apostilled.
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