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

Data Knowledgebase for JP's

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked Questions about some of the documents not discussed in the JP Handbook.  It's a resource page for NSW Justice of the Peace to help you off desk!.

General questions (Click on the link to see the answers)
There are a number of steps to take.  You can follow the instructions here on this link. And here is a complete check list issued by the Supreme Court on this link There is also a 2026 update listed on this link
Here is Divorce Service Kit issued by the Federal Court of Australia you can download as a Word Document or .pdf.  Here is the official link to download the document
There are a number of documents a NSW JP cannot witness.  The NSW Government has listed this announcement for interstate and overseas here   on this link    And there is a general list on this link here   Also AHPRA has certain requirements.  You can see what they want on this link here
The handbook is separated into a number of different sections.  However, you can find most of the operation functions on these pages

1)    Section 2,  Performing your Functions - Witnessing a Stat Dec, Witnessing an Affidavit, Certifying copies, Services for Linguilistlcally diverse background, Witnessing for people who do not speak English, Providing service for people with disabilities, FAQ's about performing a JP service.  You can read the entire handbook section on this link here

2)     Section 4 Appendices.    Listing Appendix D, Most Frequently Asked Questions You can read the entire section on this link here

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