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[ Notarial Services: Apostille ]
This page should be read in conjunction with the page on our website headed Notarial Services.
An Apostille is a statement placed on a public document pursuant to the 1969 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation of Foreign Public Documents, verifying the country of origin of the document, the identity of the signature/seals/stamps which appear on the document and the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted.
An Apostille cannot be issued by Consular Officers at the Australian Consulate-General. It can only be issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra or one of the DFAT State or Territory Regional Offices, located in the capital city of each State and Territory in Australia.
Clients seeking an Apostille should submit the relevant documents (providing they are public documents) to the Department in Canberra or the DFAT State or Territory Regional Office in the State or Territory in which the document was issued. If doubt exists as to whether a document qualifies as a public document, you should seek clarification from the relevant DFAT State or Territory Regional Office before the document(s) are sent to that office.
For more information, please browse the following website:
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/authen.html
Contact details for DFAT offices can be found below:
http://www.dfat.gov.au/contacts.html