Who can certify a copy of a document in Australia?
In Australia a copy is certified by a Justice of the Peace, a lawyer, or another occupation on the Commonwealth statutory declaration list. A NAATI translator certifies the translation, not that a copy matches the original.
In-depth Answer
Many applicants assume a NAATI stamp turns a photocopy into a certified copy.
It does not.
The translator certifies only that the translation matches the text of the document supplied.
Confirming that a copy matches an original is the job of an authorised person: in Australia that means a Justice of the Peace, a lawyer, a pharmacist, a police officer, or another occupation on the Commonwealth statutory declaration list.
For online visa lodgement, Home Affairs states that colour scans made from originals may be uploaded without certification, though you must be able to produce the originals on request.
Paper lodgements and submissions to state registries, by contrast, often ask explicitly for certified copies, so confirm with the receiving body first.
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