Certifying copies of documents

Certifying a copy of a document is stating that, in your opinion, the document is a true copy of what you sighted. In this module we provide information about how you can assist a person when you certify copies of a range of documents, including enduring documents.

The content in this module has been updated to reflect the recent changes made to the Powers of Attorney Act 1998.

You can access more information about how to certify copies of documents in chapter 3.1 of the Justices of the Peace or Commissioners for Declarations handbook.

If the module is taking a while to load or is not loading, please try pressing the CTRL+F5 buttons simultaneously, if this does not fix the issue please contact us via the feedback form below.