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Information about the New South Wales Justice of the Peace Role!

 

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"...I will do right to all manner of people, after the laws and usages of the Sate of New South Wales, without fear or favour, affection, or ill-will".     Extract from the Oaths Office for appointments as a Justice of the Peace in New South Wales.

 



About Me

I've been a JP since 2005. I am fully qualified by the Justices of the Peace Act 2002 (NSW) to practice as a Justice of the Peace in NSW.  My registration number is 140888.  I was appointed by the "Department of Communities and Justice" as a Court Appointed Questioner (CAQ) in 2023..

Code of Conduct

A Justice of the Peace must keep safe and must not reveal information which is private, confidential, or commercially sensitive and which the Justice of the Peace has obtained when providing Justice of the Peace services, unless authorised by law

Find a Local JP

There are registered JP's in all part of NSW, Many are community based, and some are related to their work environment. There is a public JP register maintained by the Department of Communities and Justice NSW.  Click on the link and you will be directed to the page.

Role of a NSW JP

Justices of the Peace (JP's) are volunteers appointed by the Governor of New South Wales.  Their role  is to witness a person making a Statutory Declaration or Affidavit, attend to Divorce Affidavits, Probate Affidavits,  and including certifying copies of original documents.

Statutory Declarations

What they do and how to get them

A statutory Declaration is a written statement which a person declares to be true in the presence of an authorised witness. Some organisations ask for a Statutory Declaration to be provided as a form of telling the truth regarding an event or situation. The Declarant, you, usually swears, affirms or declares to be true in the presence of an authorised witness - usually a Justice of the Peace (JP), a lawyer or a Notary Public.

Court Affidavits

What is the importance and how to use them

An affidavit is a sworn or affirmed account of events that an individual may be asked to provide if they're involved in a NSW District Court or a Supreme Court of NSW case, as well as some Federal Matters.

A range of participants in a court case can be asked to write an Affidavit; a Plaintiff or Applicant, a Defendant or Respondent, a Witness, or an expert providing relevant knowledge in relation to a case

 
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