Appointments
Notarial service appointments are available from 02:00pm to 3:30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays (excluding Consulate's public holidays)
- If you are unable to make an appointment within the advertised hours and have valid reasons, you can either call 028-62685200 or send an email to [email protected] to schedule another appointment.
- Please click here to check the notarial services the Consulate provid
Booking Policy
- Bookings can be made 3 weeks in advance.
- Please do not to book more than one appointment for same application. Customers who book multiple appointments for same application will have their appointments cancelled.
- Customers will be admitted to the Consulate-General no earlier than 15 minutes before your appointment time and your appointment will be cancelled if you arrive 15 minutes past your appointment time.
- You will receive an appointment confirmation email when you successfully book an appointment.
- A cancellation/modification link will be attached to that email notification.
- If you have to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please refer to the instructions in your email notification.
- For further instructions, click here.
Fees
- Under the Consular Fees Act of 1955 a fee applies to all notarial services. Fees are updated every month.
- All fees can be paid with EFTPOS, Ali Pay and WeChat Pay.
- Current fee schedule
Please note
- If your form bears word Affidavit, please select the service type as Affidavit. Please do not select Witness Signature or Seal on a Form or Declaration.
- Please ensure that documents relating to notarial services you require from the Australian Consulate-General, are presented in the correct form and that you provide the correct instructions for witnessing any signatures on the documents.
- If you are unsure of the legislative requirements relating to witnessing signatures on a particular document, you should seek independent legal advice.
- Please note, by witnessing a signature on a document neither the Australian Government nor the Australian Consulate-General in Chengdu guarantees the legal effectiveness of the document or the accuracy of its contents.
Selling or buying land or property in Australia
The Australian Consulate-General does not allow urgent appointments for selling or buying land or property in Australia.
- It is a requirement that written instructions from your legal representative in Australia be provided in addition to the land documents you need witnessed or certified. Where instructions from your legal representative are not provided, the service will be declined.
Alternative Providers of Notarial Services
- Not all documents must be signed by a consular officer, and in fact, there are some documents that we are not authorised to sign at all. You should always check with your representative or legal adviser if there are alternatives to having your documents signed or witnessed by an Australian consular officer.
- A consular officer is not a Justice of the Peace (JP) or Notary Public.
- The Consular Section takes no responsibility should the witnessed/certified documents fail to meet the criteria specified or the intended purpose. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the documents are acceptable once witnessed/certified by an Australian consular official in China.
- Alternative notarial service providers can be found here.
Statutory Declarations
- The Consulate can only witness an Australian Statutory Declaration for use in Australia only.
- Statutory Declarations must be written in English, however clients may include their own translation within the space provided prior to signing.
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Privacy Policy
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) uses third-party software (Setmore) to manage the Consulate-General's appointments. Your personal information (including your name and contact details) will be collected by DFAT via Setmore to book your appointment and for related purposes. By proceeding with this booking, you are consenting to the collection of this information by Setmore on DFAT's behalf for these purposes. If this information is not collected, DFAT's ability to arrange your appointment will be limited. Your personal information will be handled by Setmore in accordance with Setmore's Privacy Policy, and by DFAT in accordance with DFAT's Privacy Policy.