getting documents notarised in Australia?

**maxd** · 7th April 2011, 09:16 AM

Got a question for our readers from Oz: where do you get your documents notarised?

Lawyer?
Lawyer's Office? (meaning the secretary can do it)
Public Notary Officer?
Court?
Cops?
Your friendly neighbourhood saint?
Other? (please specify)

I ask because it seems different for each country, curious what the deal is in Oz.

Thanks,
Max.

PS. for now the thread is "sticky". In a few days I'll pull that and let it scroll with the rest.

**wolfydan121** · 7th April 2011, 10:02 AM

hey

u can get it done at a court house or the cops can do it if there a JB (justice of the peace) u show them the doc and they will sign it if its the original and they right there JB number on it and in each town/city theres heaps of them i have found
but i think they have to be a justice of the peace to sign it or no one will accept it alot of jbs also stamp it hope that helps there might be more places but thats were i go

**maxd** · 7th April 2011, 10:05 AM

Thanks for the reply! Just out of curiosity, does it cost you anything to get it done?

**wolfydan121** · 7th April 2011, 10:09 AM

no they can not charge u for it

thank god lol and u just walk in and back out in all of 2 min whats it like in the usa/europe to get it done?????

**Gremmyboy** · 7th April 2011, 10:46 AM

I had this problem with Moneybookers! They wanted Notarised documents. I had no idea where or what to do. Turned out all it involves is getting your documents signed by a Justice of the peace(JP). They are found everywhere here... Court Houses, Police Stations, Banks, In the yellow Pages, Lots of other places too. I'm pretty sure the law is that they are not allowed to charge for their services so it should always be free.
If you google JP's and then your area you should get a full list.

Hope this was helpful.

Cheers
Gremmy

Add.... I believe the only difference is one is called a Notary and one is called a Justice of the Peace. Same thing but different names.

**maxd** · 7th April 2011, 10:57 AM

Thanks for the info guys, seems like someone has been trying to pull a fast one on us by claiming that it's a big hassle to get it done in Oz.

Not sure what the deal is in Europe, haven't had to do it yet, but back in Kanader you went to a Notary Public and they did the deed for you. I seem to recall a flat $50 fee regardless of whether you got 1 or 100 documents done. That was back when CAD$50 was about USD$25 so it wasn't as costly as it sounds.

**vinylweatherman** · 7th April 2011, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by maxd

Not sure what the deal is in Europe, haven't had to do it yet, but back in Kanader you went to a Notary Public and they did the deed for you. I seem to recall a flat $50 fee regardless of whether you got 1 or 100 documents done. That was back when CAD$50 was about USD$25 so it wasn't as costly as it sounds.

It can be as little as £5 here. My mum had to knock off a few notarised copies, and got these from a solicitors office.

Although other places can do it, such as banks, even the doctor - they can charge, and the fees can be rather high.

Unless one has encountered this before, such as changing name, dealing with an estate etc, the average person probably has little clue as to how to go about finding somewhere to do this for a reasonable fee.

The DVLA will accept "notarisation" of documents from anyone considered to be in a "profession" rather than just a "job". I got a friend to do mine (ex Civil Servant).

I can't see the point online, unless the casino has a way of validating the NOTARY, which after all, is chosen by the player.

**maxd** · 7th April 2011, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by vinylweatherman

I can't see the point online, unless the casino has a way of validating the NOTARY, which after all, is chosen by the player.

I've often wondered this myself, how much due diligence they actually do on notarised docs from a foreign country. Seems they'd have to go well out of their way to _really_ verify the notarisation, though I have heard of it being done.

**wolfydan121** · 7th April 2011, 01:56 PM

[QUOTE=maxd;420778]Thanks for the info guys, seems like someone has been trying to pull a fast one on us by claiming that it's a big hassle to get it done in Oz.

lol didnt get them anyway they will have to remember next time there are more then one aussie on here lol happy to help
i gotta say its as easy as getting ur money out of the bank

**petro** · 7th April 2011, 02:33 PM

I can confirm that Justice of the Peaces (JPs) can notarize documents here in Australia.

Australia is a very spread out country.
This guy could be living in the middle of nowhere. It's more common here compared to other parts of the world. If this were the case it would be very hard to see a JP.