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A serious offence is anything punishable by 3 or more years in prison, including:
- violent offences (including threats to use violence)
- fraud and dishonesty
- drug trafficking
- extortion
- arson
- unlawful stalking, intimidation, harassment or abuse
- offences of a sexual nature.
A photocopy isn't a certified copy. To get a copy certified, you need to take the original document and the copy to a:
- Justice of the Peace (JP)
- Commissioner for Declarations (Cdec)
- solicitor or barrister
- notary public.
They'll stamp and/or sign the copy and write 'This is a true copy of the original document' on it. Then it's a certified copy.
Find a JP or Cdec in your area.
Please don't post your original documents to us.
A serious offence is anything punishable by 3 or more years in prison, including:
- violent offences (including threats to use violence)
- fraud and dishonesty
- drug trafficking
- extortion
- arson
- unlawful stalking, intimidation, harassment or abuse
- offences of a sexual nature.