{"id":5397,"date":"2023-01-27T21:12:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournepublicnotary.com.au\/?p=5397"},"modified":"2023-01-27T21:12:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:12:19","slug":"what-is-the-role-of-a-notary-public-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chuatan.com.au\/en\/5397\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the role of a notary public in Australia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5397\" class=\"elementor elementor-5397\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a223d57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a223d57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee054df\" data-id=\"ee054df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd161d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bd161d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The role of a notary public in Australia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-053e3a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"053e3a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56eab05\" data-id=\"56eab05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c14b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c14b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>What is the role of a notary public in Australia?<\/h1><p>A notary public in Australia is a lawyer who has years of experience and who has completed further qualifications to become a public notary. They are authorised to authenticate documents for use in countries outside of Australia. A notary public will witness your signature on the document, verify your identity and certify true copies of documents to be used overseas. A notary public will witness your signature on the document, verify your identity and certify true copies of documents to be used overseas. A notary public will affix an official seal usually read or stamp with ink next to their signature. They may also bind the documents and provide a notarial certificate.\u00a0<\/p><p>Each notary public's signature can be endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) which is located at the Melbourne Passport Office. The document can then be submitted to embassies or consulates for further legalisation or sent directly overseas if they are part of the Apostille Convention. The document can then be submitted to embassies or consulates for further legalisation or sent directly overseas if they are part of the Apostille Convention.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Please call our office on 03 9602 3988 for a quote. Alternatively, please send us an email at <\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><a href=\"mailto:chuatan@tpg.com.au\">chuatan@tpg.com.au<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">. 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