Can the post office witness documents?
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Can the post office witness documents?
Yes, in most cases, staff at our Post Offices can: witness your signature free of charge. certify that documents are true copies of originals.
Can I certify documents at the bank?
The following professional person or authority can certify documents: Made Simple (You must come to our office with original documents**) Post Office. Bank or Building Society Official.
Who will certify documents for free?
An accountant (member of a recognised professional accounting body or a Registered Tax Agent). A person listed on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory or the High Court of Australia as a legal practitioner. A barrister, solicitor or patent attorney.
Can a school principal certify documents?
Take the original AND a photocopy to an authorised person. The most common authorised persons are police officers, school principals and pharmacists. The authorised person must write on EVERY PAGE of the photocopied document: ‘I have sighted the original document and certify this to be a true copy of the original’.
Why do some documents need to be verified?
Document verification allows your potential customers to verify their details over the Internet, rather than in-store, in-branch or in-person. It enables your company to meet statutory obligations, including Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing, known as AML/CTF.
How do you verify a document?
Take the photocopied document and the original and ask the person to certify the copy by:writing ‘Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me’ on the document.signing and dating it.printing their name under the signature.adding their occupation, address and telephone number.
