Legalisation of Documents for Foreign Jurisdictions

Australia is a party to the 1961 Hague Convention. Under this Convention, legal documents may be notarised and legalised either by an Australian Notary Public with an apostille issued by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), or by the consular representative of the country concerned.

Since 1 January 2019, the notarial service of the French Consulate General in Sydney has been permanently closed and is no longer able to process notarial acts.

For any request relating to an authentic power of attorney or a notarial deed in French (for example, an authentic power of attorney to receive a gift in France, a marriage contract, or a power of attorney for a property purchase involving a mortgage), our firm, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, can prepare and formalise the required authentic deed in French without the need for translation into English.

There is no need to travel to France or New Caledonia for these services. We can prepare a notarial deed in Sydney and send all original documents to the notary in France. We can also legalise or certify signatures for private documents (for example, a power of attorney to sell property or to accept a family gift arrangement).

If you would like more information, please contact us:

+61 (02) 9232 8392 info@hillmanlawyers.com.au