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Apostille in Australia for use abroad

Documents issued in Australia – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by Australia’s designated authority and then accepted in 130 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.

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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)

  • The Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia
  • Australian Embassies, High Commissions and Consulate (except Consulates headed by an Honorary Consul) are empowered
  • to issue Apostilles on Australian public documents
  • Within Australia, the Australian Passport Office in capital cities issues Apostilles

HCCH record updated 27 October 2025

  1. 1
    Upload a scan
    We pre-check it and confirm the route
  2. 2
    Verify with your phone
    ID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
  3. 3
    We obtain the apostille
    Competent authority + sworn translation
  4. 4
    Delivered
    Courier worldwide or protected download

An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from Australia that means Australia’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in Australia, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where Australia issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.

Practical information from the HCCH record: Please note that from 13 October 2014, certificates issued by Australia contain four letters followed by the next sequential number. Previously certificates were issued with an alphanumeric containing only one letter and four numbers. The price for an apostille may be subject to annual increase effective 1 January.

Authority fee: $102 Australian dollars (effective January 2025) (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)

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  • www.smartraveller.gov.au
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Where an apostille from Australia is not enough

No Contracting State has an objection in force against Australia: the apostille is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries (UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq …) still require consular legalisation.

Documents we apostille from Australia

Birth certificateRequirements & fees
Marriage certificateRequirements & fees
University degree & transcriptRequirements & fees
Police clearance certificateRequirements & fees
Power of attorneyRequirements & fees

Commercial register extract

Handelsregisterauszug · extrait Kbis · certificación del Registro Mercantil

Requirements & fees

Where will your Australia document be used?

Pick the destination and the document type to see the exact route and start with the details pre-filled.

Choose the destination to see the exact route for a birth certificate issued in Australia.

Apostille in Australia: questions

Under Article 6 of the Convention Australia has designated: The Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia; Australian Embassies, High Commissions and Consulate (except Consulates headed by an Honorary Consul) are empowered; to issue Apostilles on Australian public documents; Within Australia, the Australian Passport Office in capital cities issues Apostilles. The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.

In every other Contracting State – no objection is in force against Australia. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) still need consular legalisation.

The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: $102 Australian dollars (effective January 2025). Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.

The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in English; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.

The Convention has been in force for Australia since March 16, 1995.

Apostille for documents from Australia

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