Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Notaries Act 2001 - SECT 4

PART 2 APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC NOTARIES

Eligibility for appointment

4. Eligibility for appointment

A person cannot be appointed as a public notary unless the person-

   (a)  is a natural person; and

   (b)  is an Australian lawyer; and





   (c)  subject to section 5(7), has held for a period of 5 years an
        Australian practising certificate authorising the person to engage in
        legal practice as a principal; and

   (d)  has completed, to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners, a course
        of study related to notarial practice approved by the Council of Legal
        Education.