Only a person currently employed in a position from the designated list of occupationscan certify copies of your original documents. That person must be an Australian citizen and not related to you by birth, marriage or de facto relationship. If you apply from outside Australia and do not know an Australian citizen, this can be a citizen of your country of residence who works in one of the occupations listed.
The certifier should write:
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Suggested wording
Single page documents
"This is a certified true copy of the original as sighted by me"
Multiple page documents
"I certify this and the following … pages to be a true copy of the original as sighted by me"
The department requires that all subsequent pages of the copy are initialled.
The certifier should include the following information on the copy of the document: