Amendments to Public Notaries Appointment Rules (2007-570) (NSW)

2007 No 570

New South Wales

Public Notaries Appointment Rules

under the

Public Notaries Act 1997

Amendments to the Public Notaries Appointment Rules, 27 September

2007.

PLEASE amend the Public Notaries Appointment Rules as follows:

Rule 1

Line 2
(Board) Delete “Practitioners” and insert “Profession”
Line 3
(Barrister) Delete “1987” and insert “2004”
Line 6
(Public Notary) Delete “Section” and insert “section”
Line 8
(Society) Delete “Society” and insert “Society of Notaries”.
Line 9

(Solicitor) Delete “1987” and insert “2004”

Add below definitions:

Australian practising certificate means a local practising certificate or an period of not less than five years as either a barrister or solicitor,
interstate practising certificate.
legal practitioner has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Act 2004.
lawyer has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Act 2004.
Rule 2 (a) Delete: is a barrister or solicitor of not less than five years standing as

either a barrister or solicitor,

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Rule 2 (b) Delete “is the holder of a current practising certificate as a solicitor or
barrister issued under Part 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1987”
Insert “is the holder of a current Australian practising certificate as a barrister, as
a solicitor or as a legal practitioner.”
Rule 4 (a) Delete “as a barrister, as a solicitor or as a legal practitioner,”
Insert “as a lawyer, as a barrister, as a solicitor or as a legal practitioner,”
Rule 4 (b) Insert “a total of not less than five years continuously”
Rule 4 (c) Delete “a current practising certificate issued under Part 3 of the Legal
Profession Act 1987”
Insert “a current Australian practising certificate as a barrister, as a solicitor or as
a legal practitioner.”
Rule 5 (2) Delete “Society” and insert “Society of Notaries”
Rule 9 Delete “Roll” and insert “roll”
Rule 9 (d) Delete “Legal Practitioner” and insert “lawyer”
Rule 9 (e) Delete “rules” and insert “Rules”
Rule 10 Delete “form” and insert “Form”

Rule 12 (b) Delete “Notice” and insert “notice”

Form 1

2. Insert “a total of not less than five years continuously”
6 (a) Delete “1” and insert “I”.
6 (a) Delete “Roll of Legal Practitioners” and insert “roll of lawyers”.

7. Delete “Society of Public Notaries” and insert “Society of Notaries”.

Form 2

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Explanatory note

Form 6