Editing Notary public (section)

===New Zealand===
A notary public in New Zealand is a lawyer authorised by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] in England to officially witness signatures on legal documents, collect sworn statements, administer oaths and certify the authenticity of legal documents usually for use overseas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notarypublic.org.nz/|title=Welcome to the New Zealand Society of Notaries website – New Zealand Society of Notaries|access-date=23 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923184649/http://notarypublic.org.nz/|archive-date=23 September 2016}}</ref>

The [[Master of the Faculties]] appoints notaries in the exercise of the general authorities granted by s 3 of the [[Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533]] and [[Public Notaries Act 1833]]. Recommendations are made by the New Zealand Society of Notaries, which normally requires and applicant to have 10 years' experience post admission as a lawyer and 5 years as a Law Firm Partner or equivalent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notarypublic.org.nz/rules-new-zealand-society-notaries-incorporated|title=Rules of the New Zealand Society of Notaries Incorporated – New Zealand Society of Notaries|access-date=23 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922141446/http://notarypublic.org.nz/rules-new-zealand-society-notaries-incorporated|archive-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>