What is a Notary Public?

The role of a Notary Public is to witness documents, administer oaths, and perform other administrative functions on a national and international level.

Notaries are appointed by the Supreme Court of NSW and must be a qualified lawyer of at least 5 years standing who complete the prescribed Notarial Practice Course.

Why are Notary Publics important?

Notary Publics are essential to preventing fraud in contracts and other important documents for use in overseas. The service provided by a Notary Public ensures that the identification of the parties involved is verified, the process is certified, the documents are authenticated, records are correctly maintained and provide overall legal credibility to documents.

What can Notary Publics do?

A Notary Public has the ability to perform a number of services such as:

• Authenticating official, government and personal documents and information for use in overseas countries
• Assisting in obtaining Apostilles and Legalisation from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Consulate
• Witnessing signatures of individuals to documents and authenticating identity of individuals
• Witnessing Powers of Attorney for use overseas
• Certifying true copies of documents for use overseas
• Dealing with documentation for land, property and deceased estates overseas
• For corporations and business, witnessing documents and authenticating status and transactions such as ASIC records

Keystone Lawyers provides Notary Public services at our Sydney office by appointment, please feel free to make enquiry with us if you require any assistance.