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Public Notary is a public officer who is appointed for life by the NSW Supreme Court. They are given statutory power to witness documents, administer oaths and perform a range of other administrative function, both of a national and international nature. 

 

The process of notarizing a document includes placing our seal, signature and identification details on the documents. Our public notary's signature and our seal is registered with the Supreme Court of NSW and the Society of Notaries of NSW. 

 

A Justice of the Peace (JP) is different with a Public Notary. A JP is not permitted to witness documents for use in foreign countries. A Public Notary is a public officer who is appointed by the NSW Supreme Court, where as a JP is a volunteer of good character standing in their community, who has been appointed by the Governor-in-Council on the recommendation of the Attorney-General. The role of a JP is mainly focused on certifying a person's identity, true copies of original documents. A Public Notary does all of JP's tasks and much more. 

 

If you need a document to be witnessed or authenticated for overseas use, contact Oxford Law Group for an appointment. You should bring your identification, such as a current and valid passport, driver's licence, and the documents. We provide Notary Public services including:

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• Authenticating official, Government and personal documents and information for use overseas

• Witnessing signatures of individuals to documents and authenticating identity

• Witnessing Powers of Attorney for use overseas

• Certifying true copies of documents for use overseas

• For corporation and business, witnessing documents and authenticating status and transactions

• Dealing with documentation for land, property and deceased estate overseas

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