Submitting a will and its annexes in Australia — how must it be translated and certified?

This question is specifically about “Submitting a will and its annexes in Australia”, so it deals with the case-specific points first and the shared rules afterwards. After filing, follow up on the cycle the office states rather than waiting past the deadline. The deciding factor is the receiving body's requirement, not only the format of the Thai-side document. A key variable is the filing channel (in person, agent or online), which sets the copy format to prepare. Before starting, confirm with the receiving body whether it wants an original, a certified copy or a certified translation, then check that names are spelled identically to the passport or ID card on every page, then verify the source document is still within any validity window the recipient applies. The specifics here are document type: Will; destination: Au, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · annexes · Australia · translated. The deceased's and heirs' names must be spelled identically throughout; if not, add evidence they are the same person. Run the Thai and overseas document tracks in parallel, since their timelines differ. Plan the schedule with room for at least one review cycle at the receiving office. For documents going abroad, include international shipping time in the plan. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. The route for using a Thai document abroad is: obtain a certified extract from the issuing authority, translate every element including seals and signatures, have the translation certified by the Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then legalise it at the destination country's embassy or consulate where that country requires it. Thailand is not a party to the Hague Convention, so no Apostille is issued for Thai documents. Australian bodies — courts, insurers, superannuation funds and government agencies — require non-English documents to carry a translation by a NAATI-certified translator, with the stamp, practitioner number and certification expiry legible. Where the receiving body also asks for the certified source document, keep the translation and its source attached as a single set exactly as instructed. Thailand has no common-law notary public. Signature certification, true-copy certification and administering oaths are performed by a Notarial Services Attorney licensed under Lawyers Council of Thailand rules. Documents that usually need this step include powers of attorney, heirs' letters of consent, statutory declarations of heirship and the forms of foreign insurers or funds that must be signed before a certifying officer. Cost and lead time depend on page count, target language, how many certified sets are needed and the steps the receiving authority requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page together with the written requirements from the court, bank, insurer or receiving authority via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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