Public Notaries Act 1997
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In this Act:
Admission Board means the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board constituted under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.
barrister has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW).
Court means the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
exercise a function includes perform a duty.
function includes a power, authority or duty.
legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW).
public notary means a person appointed and enrolled under section 6 as a public notary.
registrar means the registrar of public notaries referred to in section 7 (1).
roll means the roll of public notaries maintained under section 7.
Society of Notaries means The Society of Notaries of New South Wales Incorporated.
solicitor has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW).
s 3: Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.36 [1]; 2005 No 46, Sch 10 [1]–[3]; 2014 No 16, Sch 10.2 [1] [2].