Australian Consular Officers’ Notarial Powers and Evidence Act 1946 (Qld)

Australian Consular Officers' Notarial Powers and Evidence Act 1946

An Act to enable Australian consular officers and authorised employees to perform out of Australia notarial acts and other matters and things for the purpose of any court or matter in Queensland, and for that purpose to amend various Acts in certain particulars

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Australian Consular Officers' Notarial Powers and Evidence Act 1946.

2 Definitions In this Act— affidavit includes any statutory or other declaration, affirmation, acknowledgment, or examination. Australian consular officer means a person appointed to hold or act in any of the following offices (being an office of the Commonwealth) in a country or place outside Australia— (a) ambassador; (b) high commissioner; (c) Minister; (d) head of mission; (e) commissioner; (f) charge d'affaires; (g) counsellor or secretary at an embassy, high commissioner's office, legation or other post; (h) consul general; (i) consul; (j) vice-consul; (k) trade commissioner; (l) consular agent. authorised employee means an employee of— (a) the Commonwealth authorised under section 3(c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955 (Cwlth); or (b) the Australian Trade Commission authorised under section 3(d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955 (Cwlth). court includes any court, judge, magistrate, or justice, and any arbitrator or person having authority by law or by consent of parties to hear, receive, and examine evidence. notarial act includes any act, matter, or thing which in Queensland or elsewhere a notary public can attest or verify or otherwise do by or under any Act of Parliament, custom, or otherwise for the purpose of being used in Queensland.