NAATI digital stamps and ID cards
Mar 01, 2023
The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) is the only institution that accredits translators and interpreters in Australia. This type of accreditation is required for most of the translated documents that are presented before Australian authorities.
From March 2023, NAATI released digital identification options for certified translators and interpreters.
What is a translator stamp?
A NAATI translator stamp is used by translators to certify their translations. These stamps are issued to all translators upon receiving their certification
and whenever they recertify.
Physical translator stamps
Once translators have been awarded a credential or have been recertified, a physical translator stamp is produced and posted to them. The stamp
will include a ‘valid to’ date which refers to the recertification or potential expiry date of the practitioner’s credential (at the time the stamp
was issued). It does not reflect a date after which a translation is invalid or unacceptable. A translation from a NAATI-credentialed translator should include the date at which the translation was completed. The translation remains valid indefinitely.
Digital stamps
Digital stamps are available for use by all certified translators and although they’ve been designed to resemble physical stamps, they have several
enhanced security features and key differences to physical stamps.
Each digital stamp has a unique QR code that will enable clients to verify that person’s credentials. The QR codes are specific to the day it was generated, so practitioners should download a new stamp on the day they do their translation.
The ‘Stamp generated on...’ on the right-hand side replaces the ‘Translation date’ found on the physical stamp.
Scanning the QR code (or entering the 32-characters identified below the QR code into a web browser) will show you the details of current or expired
credentials held by that person, and will clearly state if the digital stamp is valid. Where a practitioner has expired credentials but the stamp was generated when they were active, this will still state that the digital stamp is valid but you will see current credentials as expired.
In the case the QR code has been disabled for fraud or misuse, or it has been forged the returned information will say Digital Stamp: Invalid.
QR code security
Each QR code on a stamp is unique, and NAATI can disable individual stamps in the case of fraud or misuse without impacting all other work the translator has done.
The digital stamp can only be downloaded by practitioners who sign into their myNAATI account using a password and a multi-factor authenticator code. The digital stamp does not include the credential expiry date. The QR code provides an additional level of security because the digital stamp cannot be generated unless the credential was active on that date.
Due to the 2-step process to download the stamp the signature panel in the digital stamp is replaced by “Digitally Authenticated by NAATI” and can be accepted without a physical signature.
Consumers can double-check the details returned with the practitioner and work that they’ve received to ensure credentials, name, and photo are consistent through this process.
Physical Interpreter ID Card
NAATI interpreter ID cards are a standard bank card size and printed on a similar material. The card displays the practitioner’s photo, practitioner number and expiry on the front, with credentials and languages on the reverse. They are only issued to practitioners with an interpreter credential.
To verify an interpreter ID card you will need to enter the practitioner number into NAATI’s verify a practitioner tool on our website.
Digital ID cards
Digital ID cards are available to all NAATI-certified practitioners who have
current credentials and differ from physical cards in the inclusion of a scannable QR code with the second screen displaying existing credentials.
Each digital ID card has a unique QR code that will enable clients to verify that person’s credentials. Scanning the QR code will show you the details of current or expired credentials held by that person and will clearly state if the digital ID card is valid. In the case the QR code has been disabled for fraud or misuse, or it has been forged the returned information will say ‘Digital Stamp: Invalid’.
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