Submitting an experience reference with a duty statement in Australia — how must it be translated and certified?

The scope of this answer is “Submitting an experience reference with a duty statement in Australia”, so the answer below starts with what this case actually needs before setting out the general rules. Before starting, make sure document numbers, issue dates and issuing-office names match across the set, then keep a digital copy of every page, including seals and signatures, then plan the timeline so certification finishes before the real filing deadline. The condition most often overlooked is that name spelling must match across every document in the set. A key variable is the filing channel (in person, agent or online), which sets the copy format to prepare. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · experience · reference · duty. The specifics here are document type: Reference; destination: Au, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. Record the reference number of each certification layer; it is the fastest way to trace status. Public holidays and embassy closures move certification queues more than most people expect. When several certification layers are required, start with the slowest one. A Thai labour document intended for use abroad is normally translated into the target language, then submitted for certification of the translation to the Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and afterwards to the embassy or consulate of the destination country where that country requires it. Thailand is not a party to the Hague Convention abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents, so no Apostille is issued for Thai documents. Australian bodies — the Department of Home Affairs, skills assessing authorities, employers and courts — require non-English documents to carry a translation certified by a NAATI-certified translator. The translation must show the translator's name, certification number, language direction and a statement of accuracy, and must cover every page including stamps and signatures on the original. Thailand has no common-law notary public. Certification of signatures, true copies or affidavits for overseas use is performed by a Notarial Services Attorney registered under the rules of the Lawyers Council of Thailand. In labour files the documents most often signature-certified are powers of attorney, self-declarations and statements filed with foreign authorities. 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 employer, fund, skills assessing authority or receiving body via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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