Practical guides to using translated legal documents in Australia and overseas. Always confirm requirements with the receiving body.
If you divorced overseas, an Australian celebrant, court or agency may ask to see the divorce document. This guide explains the recognition rule and what translation is usually requested.
An Australian power of attorney often needs more than a translation before a foreign bank, registry or notary will act on it. This guide explains notarisation, legalisation and translation, and the order to do them in.
When someone with assets in Australia made a will overseas, or their estate was dealt with by a foreign court, the Australian probate registry will usually need to see those documents in English.
Australian courts work in English. If you want to rely on a document in another language, you will usually need to file an English translation, and some courts also want evidence from the translator.
Many Australian visa applicants have to provide police certificates from other countries. If a certificate is not in English, Home Affairs asks for an English translation as well.
An apostille and a translation are often asked for together, but they do different jobs. One confirms that a document is genuine; the other makes it readable in another language.
If you are seeking review of a visa or other government decision, the Administrative Review Tribunal expects documents that are not in English to come with an English translation.
A translated contract has to say exactly what the original says. This guide covers the questions to settle before you order: which version governs, whether you need a certified translation, and how contracts are quoted.
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