Who can be a member?

Any notary holding office in Australia or New Zealand is eligible to be a member of the College.

Categories of Membership

There are two membership categories:

• ordinary members ("Members"); and 
• fellows ("Fellows")

Please note, for the purpose of qualifying for admission to membership as a Fellow:

• "Recognised Academic Qualification" means the Graduate Diploma in Notarial Practice awarded by Victoria University, Melbourne ("Grad.Dip.NP") or a qualification awarded by a tertiary institution in Australia or elsewhere which, in the Board's reasonable opinion, is at least equivalent to the Grad.Dip.NP. 

Only notaries who hold a Recognised Academic Qualification or who have held office as a notary in Australia or New Zealand for at least five years may become Fellows of the College.  

(An ordinary Member automatically becomes a Fellow of the College after having held office as a notary for five years.) Associates)

Associate

Any notary holding office in any place outside Australia and New Zealand and who is not qualified to be a member may be admitted as an Associate of the College (Associate)

To become a member click here  or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.