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An authorised person must be either an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident and one of the following:
- A person who is enrolled on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, or the High Court of Australia, as a legal practitioner (however described)
- A judge of a court
- A magistrate
- A chief executive officer of a Commonwealth court
- A registrar or deputy registrar of a court
- A Justice of the Peace
- A notary public (for the purposes of the Statutory Declaration Regulations 1993)
- A police officer
- An agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public
- A permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 2 or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office supplying postal services to the public
- An Australian consular officer or an Australian diplomatic officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)
- An officer with 2 years or more continuous service with one or more financial institutions (for the purposes of the Statutory Declaration Regulations 1993)
- A finance company officer with 2 or more continuous years of service with one or more finance companies (for the purposes of the Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993)
- An officer with, or authorised representative of, a holder of an Australian financial services licence, having 2 or more continuous years of service with one or more licensees
- A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, CPA Australia or the National Institute of Accountants with 2 or more years of continuous membership
- A person who is currently licensed or registered under a law to practice in one of the following occupations: Chiropractor, Dentist, Legal practitioner, Medical practitioner, Nurse, Optometrist, Patent attorney, Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist, Trade marks attorney, Veterinary surgeon
- A registered migration agent*
*Not authorised to certify by EEA
After 14 years delivering quality education to more than 15,000 graduates, the Professional Year Program (PYP) is closing nationally. We will no longer be accepting applications for the PYP at any of our campus around Australia. ACAP will be supporting all current students enrolled in the PYP to complete their studies. For more information please contact [email protected].