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Public Notaries Amendment Bill 1997
Bill No.
68
Long Title
The purpose of this Bill is to provide for the Legal Costs Committee, established in terms of The Legal Practitioners Act 1893, to determine costs charged by legal practitioners in all contentious and non-contentious businesses. This Bill also enables the Legal Costs Committee to determine maximum fees to be charged by public notaries.
Status
Assented to 12/10/1997
Royal Assent given 10 Dec 1997 as Act No. 46 of 1997. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also
Assent and Commencement information for Acts
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Legislative Assembly
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
First Reading
11 Nov 1997
Second Reading
12 Nov 1997
Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Agreed
26 Nov 1997
Third Reading
26 Nov 1997
Legislative Council
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
Introduced
17 Sep 1997
First Reading
17 Sep 1997
Second Reading
17 Sep 1997
Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Agreed
11 Nov 1997
Committee of the whole
11 Nov 1997
Third Reading
11 Nov 1997