5Appointment of notaries public

5 Appointment of notaries public

(1)  [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] The Court may appoint a person as a notary public if, on application to the Court made and advertised as prescribed by the rules and accompanied by the fee so prescribed, the Court is satisfied that the person–

(a) [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] is an Australian legal practitioner of not less than 5 years' standing; and

(b) is of good fame and character; and

(c) is competent to act as a notary public; and

(d) has such other qualifications as may be prescribed by the rules–

and that there is a need for the appointment of a notary public in the district where that person is practising as an Australian legal practitioner.

(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) may be made subject to conditions imposed by the Court.