Public Notaries Act 1979 (WA)

Western Australia Public Notaries Act 1979 Western Australia Public Notaries Act 1979 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Repeal 2 5. Confirmation of established Public Notaries, and preservation and continuation of the Roll of Notaries 2 6. Appointment of Public Notaries 3 7. Applications and qualifications 3 8. Certificate of Chief Justice 4 9. Intention to apply to Supreme Court (full bench) to be advertised 4 10. Standing of Attorney General 4 11. Objection to appointment 5 12. Orders of the Supreme Court (full bench) appointing Public Notaries 5 13. Oath to be taken by persons appointed 5 14. On appointment Public Notaries to sign roll and receive certificate 6 15. Powers and authorities of enrolled Public Notaries 6 15A. Fees to be charged by Public Notaries 7 16. Supreme Court (full bench) may suspend and strike off Public Notaries 7 17. Judges may make rules 7 18. Fees on appointment payable to Supreme Court 8 19. Penalty on unauthorised persons practising as Public Notaries 8 Notes Compilation table 9 Defined terms Western Australia Public Notaries Act 1979 An Act to make provision in respect of Public Notaries, and for related purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Notaries Act 1979.

2. Commencement This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by proclamation.

3. Terms used In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means an applicant for appointment as a Public Notary; commencement date means the date on which this Act comes into operation; Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of Western Australia; Court means the Supreme Court; district means a district prescribed by rules made under section 17; District Public Notary means a person appointed as such under and subject to this Act; enrolled in relation to a Public Notary means a Public Notary whose name appears on the Roll of Notaries; established Public Notary means a person who was, immediately before the commencement date, an enrolled Public Notary; General Public Notary means a person appointed as such under and subject to this Act; Public Notary means a General Public Notary or a District Public Notary, as the case requires; repealed Act means the Act repealed by section 4; Roll of Notaries means the roll preserved and continued under section 5; section means a section of this Act; subsection means a subsection of the section wherein the term is used; Supreme Court (full bench) means the Supreme Court constituted by at least 3 judges. [Section 3 amended: No. 45 of 2004 s. 37; No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 21 of 2008 s. 694(2); No. 9 of 2022 s. 424.]