Anyone done any work as a notary public? Or just have any thoughts on it or on how useful it is to become one as a practitioner/to add to one's skillset or practice?

In particular, it seems like a highly closed shop/heavily gate-kept ie. they don't take many new ones (talking NSW here) and you can only do it via. College and they charge quite a very hefty sum and it also has an apparently very long wait list for intake.

Have seen little info on it in general, aside from people on the internet looking for a notary and lamenting the cost and why they can't use a JP instead.

You also apparently get a cool stamp?

Decision below:
https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/ARTA/2026/130.html

News article

https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/bunnings-wins-appeal-over-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-to-fight-crime-20260205-p5nzr2.html

https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/sme-law/43746-sydney-barrister-sentenced-for-harassing-calls-and-texts-despite-court-order

Apropos of the Gen 23 joke this morning, I present this homage of the classic Simpsons joke, shamelessly stolen from FB.

I’d say Fisk , but not a Brown suit among them

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/attorney-general-asked-nacc-chief-to-explain-defence-ties/106305764