Kin Wee Chua, Lawyer and Notary Public

Kin Wee Chua (蔡庆伟) is the founder and principal of Chua Tan Associates, which he established in Melbourne in 1990. He was admitted to practice in 1989 and has been a notary public since 2001. He is a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law, an accreditation he has held since 1996. For more than 30 years, the firm he founded has acted for Melbourne’s Chinese community and clients across Australia.

As the firm’s notary public, Kin witnesses and certifies documents that are to be used overseas. Many of the firm’s clients have family and assets both in Australia and abroad, and a notarised document is often a necessary step when dealing with property, an estate, a business or a government authority in another country. Depending on the destination, a notarised document may also need an apostille or authentication before it is accepted overseas.

Kin served on the Law Institute of Victoria’s Immigration Law Section committee from 1997 to 2004. Alongside his immigration and notarial work, he advises across family, commercial, estate and other areas of law, which is useful for clients whose personal, family and business affairs are connected.

Areas of work

• Immigration law
• Notarial services, including witnessing and certifying documents for use overseas
• Family law
• Commercial and corporate law
• Wills and probate
• Employment law
• Criminal law
• Dispute resolution

Qualifications and accreditations

• Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia, 1989
• Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law (Law Institute of Victoria), since 1996
• Member of the Law Institute of Victoria Immigration Law Section committee, 1997 to 2004
• Notary public, appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2001 and by the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2002

Languages

Kin advises clients in English and speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien.

To arrange an appointment with Kin, including for notarial services, please contact our Melbourne office on +61 3 9602 3988 or submit an enquiry.