For an Australian citizen living in Western Australia, documents to be used in China should be notarized first by a local Notary Public and then authenticated by the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade or its Office in States or Territories  before being submitted to the Application Centre.

For a Chinese citizen, documents which are not directly notarized by the Chinese Embassy in Australia need first be notarized by a local Notary Public and then authenticated by the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade or its Office in States or Territories before submission to the Application Centre.

Documents of a third country should be authenticated in that country. If a citizen of a third country living in Western Australia applies for passport authentication, his/her application can be accepted by the Chinese Consulate General in Perth if it has been notarized by the country's embassy in Australia.