CANBERRA NOTARY PUBLIC SERVICES
If you have a document that needs notarising or witnessing, including urgent same-day matters – we can help. Brendan Goodger, a Director of Bedfords Legal, is an appointed Notary Public with internationally-recognised authority to witness signatures and authenticate documents, including those for overseas use.
At your appointment Brendan will:
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Inspect your document and discuss your requirements, including which country your document is going to (if applicable)
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Help you understand how best to meet those requirements, and the authentication and legalisation that may be required
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Explain the costs for your document notarisation, including any fees which may be payable to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for authentication or legalisation
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Notarise your document immediately if possible, and if not explain the timeframe required

PERSONAL NOTARY SERVICES
For personal transactions, foreign property and estate planning matters
Brendan will help you understand the notarisation process that you need, providing a tailored and expert service that makes notarisation simple, seamless and easy.
COMMERCIAL NOTARY SERVICES
For business and commercial transactions and operations
Brendan’s extensive commercial legal expertise ensures your documents are in safe, professional hands. We understand the importance of getting these documents right first time for your international business activities.
Brendan Goodger offers a comprehensive range of notary services for businesses and individuals, including:
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Legalisation, Authentication and Apostille: Brendan has the internationally-recognised authority to witness, verify, certify and authenticate your documents for overseas use liaising with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the receiving country’s embassy (if required)
- True Copy and Document Authentication: Brendan can attest that your documents are true copies of the originals, ensuring you meet the requirements of relevant authorities, financial institutions and organisations for important personal and business applications.
- Witnessing Signatures: Many legal or financial documents require a witness upon signing to be valid and enforceable. As an Authorised Witness, Brendan can verify your identity and sign all types of personal, commercial and legal documents.
- Notarial Certificates: A notarial certificate is bound to your document or printed on the reverse side of the page; each page is individually signed and sealed by Brendan using his own stamp.
- Statutory Declaration and Oaths: Brendan can witness your statutory declarations and oaths as an Authorised Witness, ensuring they are legally recognised in Australia and overseas if required.
- Estate Planning: Full notarisation services for estate planning documentation in Australia and for overseas estates, including execution of Powers of Attorney and Wills.
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Corporate Documents: Notarising a range of corporate documents will enable a business to open bank accounts, open branch offices and do business in other countries.
- University Qualifications: Your University qualifications and academic transcript are easily Notarised and authenticated enabling them to be used around the world.
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School Reports: Changing schools to one in a foreign country? Important school reports need to be Notarised for use by the school abroad.
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Probate: International real estate and other assets abroad often require the re-seal of an Australian Probate or Australian Letters of Administration in a foreign Court, for timely transmission of family assets. The Australian Probate or Australian Letters of Administration can be notarised for use abroad in Courts.
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Powers of Attorney: Powers of attorney are widely used to appoint another person abroad, for instance to buy land for you, sell land for you, conduct court proceedings in your name, deal with government departments like the trade mark office, or tax office of a foreign country.
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Affidavits: Swearing an affidavit for use in a foreign Court must be done in front of a notary public who will prepare a notary certificate authenticating you taking an oath or making a declaration and signing the affidavit.
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Birth Certificates: Birth Certificates are often required to be notarised for use in obtaining residency status in a foreign country or for identity purposes in order to open a foreign bank account.
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Death Certificates: Notarising Death Certificates is important because to enables the repreparation of human remains, the closing of foreign bank accounts, the transmission of assets such as bank accounts or land to family members.
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Repatriation of Ashes and Remains: Loved ones often wish to have their bodies/ashes placed in family crypts or niches. The death certificate, crematorium certificate, embalming certificate, mortuary certificate and Australian Health Department Certificates all need to be Notarised to enable the export of human remains.
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Getting Married Overseas: Planning on getting married in Italy, Greece or another country? You will need to have your identity documents notarised, including your birth certificate, certificate of no impediment to marriage, and possibly your baptism certificate.
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Divorce Certificate, Decree Nisi, Decree Absolute: The Family Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia will issue orders confirming a marriage has ended. This will need to be notarised in order to marry abroad.
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Children’s Permission to Travel: Foreign Consulates or Embassies in Australia will often require a notarised letter of consent to travel by a non-travelling parent(s) that a child may travel out of Australia.
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Corporate Citizenship and Tax Status: Doing business abroad, will often require that your company’s tax and residency status is confirmed to be in Australia and Notarising Australian Taxation certificates of residence will be required.
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Foreign Pensions: Foreign governments like to pay pensions to former citizens that are alive. Frequently a certificate of life will be required from a notary proving a person is alive, and therefore entitled to receive their pension.
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Certificates of Life: Do you need to be prove that you are alive because a foreign Government requires it? Notarising certain documents and facts can easily do this for you.
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Trade Marks and Patents: Registering trademarks and patents abroad, selling them and transferring them to others, all require a notary certificate.
- Land Transactions: Ever wanted to purchase an apartment in Madrid, or a vineyard in France, or a time share in Florida? Then notarising the important land documents is required.
- Certificates of Good Standing of a Corporation: Notary Certificates of Good Standing of a Corporation are extremely useful for companies wishing to confirm they can do business anywhere in the world. Certificates confirm their corporate identity, assist in establishing offices abroad and opening foreign bank accounts. Certificates of Good Standing of a Corporation verify the very existence of a company, the fact it is incorporated under Australian law, who its directors, secretary and shareholders are, its issued capital, its principal place of business and registered office. This special notary certificate also attaches a range of other corporate documents.

Phone: (02) 5133 5664
Email: hello@signus.legal
Ground Floor, Gadal Chambers
48 Corinna Street, Woden ACT 2606
PO Box 1144, Woden ACT 2606



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