Officeworks has been forced to put up a sign telling customers they, in fact, can’t use printers to print out fake vaccination certificates.
Office supply giant Officeworks is famous for offering a wide range of printing options, but there’s one thing you won’t be able to get done up at your local.
A sign spotted at a Sydney store reminding customers they are not allowed to print false vaccination certificates has generated a buzz online.
“In line with our Print and Copy terms and conditions, our team are unable to print unauthorised vaccination certificates. Thank you for understanding,” the notice, posted to Reddit’s Sydney group, read.
It is unclear which Sydney store had an issue with customers using Officeworks printers to print fake certificates.
“How ignorant do you have to be to ask a business to participate in fraud,” one user commented.
Software engineer Richard Nelson said digital versions of vaccination certificates would remain easy to fake until a digital signature was added, similar to what is being used for the European Union’s vaccine passports.
This technology brings up a QR code on the person’s phone, which is scanned and verified by a service called the EU Gateway. The Gateway checks only that the signature is correct and doesn’t store any information about a person’s vaccination status. The only party that has access to the vaccination status is the country that issued the certificate.
In October, NSW introduced a new law stopping people from using fake vaccine certificates.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard signed off on the amendment to the public health order after concerns were raised about people procuring forged certificates.
Breaching the health order attracts a maximum penalty of imprisonment for six months and up to a $11,000 fine.
Originally published as Officeworks sign tells customers they can’t use printers to print out fake vaccination certificates
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