A certified document is a copy of an original document that has been certified as being a true copy of the original by an authorised person. It is signed and stamped “I certify that this is a true copy of the original”. The person certifying the photocopies must sign it and print the following details:
- Name
- Contact number
- Date of verification
and
- Official stamp or seal of the certifier.
Authorised persons for the purposes of certification
- ICMS representative (in-country representative, area manager, recruitment team member)
- Bank manager
- Justice of the Peace
- Minister of religion
- Accountant
- A principal at an educational institution who’s been employed for at least five years
- Barrister, solicitor or patent attorney
- An authorised translator
- A Registrar or equivalent from the institution that originally issued the document(s). If transcripts or records of results are received directly from the email address of the issuing institution certification is not required.
- An authorised officer of an Australian overseas diplomatic mission
- Police officer in charge of a police station, or of rank of sergeant and above
- Public Notary Office (Chinese: 公证处 Pinyin:gōng zhèng chù) – a subordinate agency of the Ministry of Justice of the Peoples Republic of China
- Any member of Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) that is endorsed by an ICMS country manager
- A registered or licensed dentist, medical practitioner, pharmacist or veterinary surgeon
- A registered nurse.