Roll of public notaries
8 Roll of public notaries
The Supreme Court must cause to be kept a roll of the names of persons appointed as public notaries in Victoria.
The roll must include the date of birth and date of appointment as public notary of each person listed on the roll.
A person appointed as a public notary must sign the roll kept by the Supreme Court.
The appointment of a person as a public notary is effective from the time the person signs the roll.
The Supreme Court may, at the request of a public notary, cause the name of the public notary to be removed from the roll.
S. 8(6) amended by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 89.4(a)).
If a public notary ceases to be an Australian lawyer the Supreme Court must cause the name of the public notary to be removed from the roll.
S. 8(7) amended by Nos 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 89.4(b)), 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 81.6).
The Prothonotary must forward to the Victorian Legal Services Board the name, date of birth and date of appointment of each public notary as soon as practicable after the person has signed the roll.
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