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Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 AFSL and Australian Credit Licence 237502
BFS0858 11/20
Guide 1: How to certify documents
Each document must be certified separately and must show clearly:
• the words “certified true copy of the original”;
• the signature of the certifying officer;
• the name, address, contact telephone number, provider/registration number (if applicable) and profession of the certifying officer, legibly printed
below the signature; and
• the date the document was certified.
Persons who may certify documents for the Lender include:
(1) a person who is enrolled on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State
or Territory, or the High Court of Australia, as a legal practitioner
(however described);
(2) a judge of a court;
(3) a magistrate;
(4) a chief executive officer of a Commonwealth court;
(5) a registrar or deputy registrar of a court;
(6) a Justice of the Peace;
(7) a notary public (for the purposes of the Statutory Declaration
Regulations 1993);
(8) a police officer;
(9) an agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an
office supplying postal services to the public;
(10) a permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 2
or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office
supplying postal services to the public;
(11) an Australian consular officer or an Australian diplomatic officer
(within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955);
(12) an officer with 2 or more continuous years of service with one
or more financial institutions (for the purposes of the Statutory
Declaration Regulations 1993);
(13) a finance company officer with 2 or more continuous years of
service with one or more finance companies (for the purposes of the
Statutory Declaration Regulations 1993);
(14) an officer with, or authorised representative of, a holder of an
Australian financial services licence, having 2 or more continuous
years of service with one or more licensees.
(15) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia,
CPA Australia or the National Institute of Accountants with 2 or
more years of continuous membership.
(16) Limited agents specifically appointed by the Lender to verify identity
on behalf of the Lender.
The qualified witness must sight originals and certify copies of documents from one of the below categories.
Please select a category and tick the box next to each document within the chosen category if you have sighted the original and certified the copies.
Please attach certified copies of the documents with this completed form.
Category Original sighted and copies certified Minimum document requirements
1
Australian passport or foreign passport
plus an Australian drivers licence or Photo Card
plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
2
Australian passport or foreign passport
plus full birth certificate or citizenship certificate or descent certificate
plus Medicare or Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs card
plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
3
Australian drivers licence or Photo Card
plus full birth certificate or citizenship certificate or descent certificate
plus Medicare or Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs card
plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
4
(a) Australian passport or foreign passport
plus another form of government issued photographic identity Document
plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
OR
(b) Australian passport or foreign passport
plus full birth certificate
plus another form of government issued identity Document
plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
For Persons who are not Australian citizens or residents:
5
(a) Foreign passport
plus another form of government issued photographic identity Document
plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
OR
(b) Foreign passport
plus full birth certificate
plus another form of government issued identity Document
plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary.
Note: If any identity documents are not in English, they will need to be accompanied with an appropriate translation certificate from an Australian
registered and licensed translation service prior to certification.
By signing this document, I certify that:
a) all of the information on this form is true and correct;
b) the original and current identification documents were produced to me in a face to face
interview (or video conference interview for COVID-19 purposes) and certified copies of
these documents endorsed by me are attached;
c) the person identified has a reasonable likeness to the person in the photographs included
in the original identity documents; and
d) this verification of identity has been conducted in accordance with the Verification of Identity
standard in the ARNECC Model Participation Rules and of the Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules Instrument 2007 (No. 1).
Signature of qualified witness
Date
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