Public Notaries Act 1979

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

applicant means an applicant for appointment as a Public Notary;

commencement date means the date on which this Act comes into operation;

Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of Western Australia;

Court means the Supreme Court;

district means a district prescribed by rules made under section 17;

District Public Notary means a person appointed as such under and subject to this Act;

enrolled in relation to a Public Notary means a Public Notary whose name appears on the Roll of Notaries;

established Public Notary means a person who was, immediately before the commencement date, an enrolled Public Notary;

General Public Notary means a person appointed as such under and subject to this Act;

Public Notary means a General Public Notary or a District Public Notary, as the case requires;

repealed Act means the Act repealed by section 4;

Roll of Notaries means the roll preserved and continued under section 5;

section means a section of this Act;

subsection means a subsection of the section wherein the term is used;

Supreme Court (full bench) means the Supreme Court constituted by at least 3 judges.

[Section 3 amended: No. 45 of 2004 s. 37; No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 21 of 2008 s. 694(2); No. 9 of 2022 s. 424.]