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Professional Notary Services

If you need to have a document notarised before it can be considered valid for business or legal purposes, then you need to make an appointment with a notary public. However, how can you find a notary public, and how can you know they are experienced and qualified to perform the function you need?

At Brisbane Notary, we offer notary public services to Newmarket and other Brisbane suburbs. We have been operating in this area since 2015, but our notary public—Peter Tobin—has been a notary for 17 years. With a wealth of experience in both notary work and legal matters, Peter can help you understand why notarisation is important and how notaries work in Australia.

In Australia, no one starts out as a notary. On the contrary, public notaries are usually practising lawyers who are appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury through the Court of Faculties in London. Once a person is appointed as a notary public, that appointment lasts for life. An individual who has been appointed as a notary public in their state or territory has the statutory power to verify identities, witness the signing of legal documents, administer oaths, take statutory declarations and more. These services are often required for business transactions, legal matters (including litigation or prosecution), matters of estate and inheritance and more.

Every notary public in Australia has his or her own unique seal and signature. Each seal is registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). This point is important, as it gives the notary public the power to verify and certify documents both domestically and internationally. If you meet with a valid public notary in Newmarket, that person will be able to notarise not only documents intended for domestic use but also foreign legal or business documents.