Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) An application by a person mentioned in section 4 for appointment as a notary public must be made to the Supreme Court.
(2) An application under this section—
(a) must set out fully and clearly the facts relied on to establish that the applicant is eligible to be appointed as a notary public; and
(b) must be verified by the affidavit of the applicant.
(3) An application under this section must not be set down for hearing on a date that is earlier than 1 month after the day the application is filed.
(4) An applicant must, within 2 business days after filing an application under this section, serve a copy of the application, together with a copy of the affidavit verifying the application, on the Attorney-General and on the law society.
(5) An applicant must publish a notice of the making of an application under this section in a daily newspaper not later than 7 days after the day the application was filed.