Australian High Commission
United Kingdom
High Commission address: Australia House, Strand, London WC2B 4LA

 Certification of documents

The table below lists professions that can certify documents in the UK and Ireland. Only documents certified by these professions will be accepted.

Australian Terminology

UK

Ireland

Practising lawyer

Solicitor

Solicitor

Magistrate

Magistrate

n/a

Public notary

Notary Public

Notary Public

Justice of the Peace

Justice of the Peace

n/a

Position/agency recognised by the law of the country to certify documents

Officer of a Court appointed by a Judge to take affidavits

Peace Commissioner