Consular fees
Exchange rate USD/AUD: 0.6873. (This exchange rate is applicable from 01 April 2009). Payment can only be made in US$.
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| AUD | USD |
| Administering an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation, with or without witness of signature | AUD 20.00 | USD14 |
| Marking an exhibit to an affidavit or declaration in writing | AUD 10.00 | USD 7 |
| Witnessing: | AUD 20.00 | USD 14 |
| Signing a document, or affixing a seal to a document or other article, in a case not otherwise specified in this Schedule; | AUD 20.00 | USD 14 |
| Signing and affixing a seal to a document in a case not otherwise specified in this Schedule | AUD 20.00 | USD 14 |
| Preparing a declaration or other document in a case not otherwise specified in this Schedule or taking down in writing an oral declaration or deposition made before a person specified in regulation 3 | AUD 30.00 | USD 21 |
| and in addition $20 for each 50 words, or part, by which the document exceeds 50 words | AUD 20.00 | USD 14 |
| Making and certifying a copy of a document or part of a document | AUD 30.00 | USD 21 |
| and in addition (a) if the consular act includes the typing of the document or a part of the document - $20 for each 50 typed words | AUD 20.00 | USD 14 |
| (b) $2 for each copy, other than the first typed copy, of a page of the document. | AUD 2.00 | USD 1 |
| Verifying and certifying a copy of a document or part of a document | AUD 30 and in addition | USD 21 |
| (a) if the consular act includes the typing of the document or a part of the document - $20 for each page | AUD 20.00 | USD 14 |
| (b) $10 for each copy, other than the first typed copy of the document. | AUD 10.00 | USD 7 |
| Uniting documents and affixing a seal to the fastening | AUD 20.00 | USD 14 |
| Initialling alterations to, or interlineations in, a document not prepared by a person specified in regulation 3 | AUD 5.00 for each | USD 3 |
| Taking evidence under a commission or order from a court | AUD 50.00 | USD 34 |
| $50 for each hour, or part of an hour, spent in taking evidence . |
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| or $200, whichever is the greater | | USD 137 |
| Effecting, or attempting to effect, service of a document and issuing a certificate or affidavit of service or attempted service $12 and in addition, the amount of postal charges which would be payable if the document or article were transmitted by post. | AUD 30.00
AUD 12.00 | USD 21
USD 8 |
| Witness the execution of a will | AUD 40.00 | USD 27 |
| Transferring funds through official accounts, other than for the purpose of the realisation of a deceased estate. Only with prior approval from Canberra | AUD 40.00 | USD 27 |
| Preparation and issue of an Apostille (being a certificate of the kind referred to in Article 3 of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents) | AUD 60.00 | USD 41 |
| The performance of a consular act specified in a preceding item of this Schedule: |
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| (a) away from diplomatic or consular premises; or | AUD 10.00 | USD 7 |
| Issuing a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage | AUD 90.00 | USD 62 |
Additional charges apply where the act is performed away from diplomatic or consular premises or after normal business hours. See below.
NOTE: And, in addition:
(a) if the act is performed away from diplomatic or consular premises, the following additional charges apply:
(i) the cost of the travel of a person specified in regulation 3 (an Australian diplomatic or consular officer or an authorised LES) from those premises to the place where he or she performs the act
(ii) if the person is required to be absent overnight from his or her usual place of residence – the cost of his or her meals and accommodation.
(b) if the act is performed outside the hours when those premises are open to the public for business – the amount of the remuneration (if any) of the person in respect of the period in which the act was performed.
The above fees apply and are payable under the Consular Fees Act 1955 and Regulations.