Document and identity verification

A person who, under a law in force in a State or Territory, is currently licensed or registered to practice in one of the below occupations:

• Architect
• Chiropractor
• Dentist
• Financial adviser or financial planner
• Legal practitioner
• Medical practitioner
• Midwife
• Migration agent (registered under Division 3 or Part 3 of the Migration Act 1958)
• Nurse
• Occupational therapist
• Optometrist
• Patent attorney
• Pharmacist
• Physiotherapist
• Psychologist
• Trade marks attorney
• Veterinary surgeon

• A person who is enrolled on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, or the High Court of Australia, as a legal practitioner (however described)
• An officer with, or authorised representative of, a holder of an Australian financial services licence, having 2 or more years of continuous service with one or more licensees
• An officer with, or a credit representative of, a holder of an Australian credit licence, having 2 or more years of continuous service with one or more licensees
• A person in a foreign country who is authorised by law in that jurisdiction to administer oaths or affirmations or to authenticate documents
• An accountant who is a fellow of the National Tax Accountants’ Association; or a member of any of the following:
  • Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand;
  • the Association of Taxation and Managed Accountants;
  • CPA Australia; or
  • the Institute of Public Accountants
• An agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public
• APS employee engaged on an ongoing basis with 2 or more years of continuous service
• Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)
• Bailiff
• Bank officer with 2 or more continuous years of service
• Building society officer with 2 or more years of continuous service
• Chief Executive Officer of a Commonwealth court
• Clerk of a court
• Commissioner for Affidavits or for Declarations
• Credit union officer with 2 or more years of continuous service
• Employee of a Commonwealth authority engaged on a permanent basis with 2 or more years of continuous service
• Employee of the Australian Trade and Investments Commission who is:
  • in a country or place outside Australia; and
  • authorised under paragraph 3 (d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and
  • exercising his or her function in that place.
• Employee of the Commonwealth who is:
  • at a place outside Australia; and
  • authorised under paragraph 3(c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and
  • exercising the employee’s function at that place
• Engineer who is:
  • a member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student; or
  • a Registered Professional Engineer of Professionals Australia; or
  • registered as an engineer under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or
  • registered on the National Engineering Register by Engineers Australia.
• Finance company officer with 2 or more years of continuous service
• Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this list
• Judge
• Justice of the Peace
• Magistrate
• Marriage celebrant registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
• Master of a court
• Member of:
  • The Australian Defence Force who is:
    • an officer; or
    • a non-commissioned officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 with 2 or more years of continuous service; or
    • a warrant officer within the meaning of that Act.
  • the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  • the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd
  • the Parliament of the Commonwealth
  • the Parliament of a State
  • a Territory legislature
  • a local government authority.

• Minister of religion registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
• Notary public, including a notary public exercising functions at a place outside the Commonwealth; and the external Territories of the Commonwealth
• Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 2 or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office providing postal services to the public
• Permanent employee of:
  • a State or Territory or a State or Territory authority; or
  • a local government authority;

with 2 or more years of continuous service who is not otherwise specified in this list.

• Person before whom a statutory declaration may be made under the law of the State or Territory in which the declaration is made
• Police officer
• Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, of a court
• Senior Executive employee of:
  • a Commonwealth authority; or
  • a State or Territory
• SES employee of the Commonwealth
• Sheriff
• Sheriff's officer
• Teacher employed on a permanent full time or part time basis at a school or tertiary education institution.