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The October 2020 issue of our journal Justice Matters is out now. We are celebrating more of our Signing Centres, a bit of our history, and more than one hundred of our members who have been with us for more than ten years (including 19 who have 30 years plus).

The 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Saturday 14 November commencing at 10.30am at the Southern Cross Club in Woden. Following the formal AGM there will be an opportunity for members to seek responses to any JP scenario, questions regarding JPs or JP...

JP services are once again available at many of our signing centres located in the libraries and shopping centres. JP services have resumed at three libraries (Erindale, Civic and Belconnen) and shopping centres at South.Point, Majura, Gungahlin, Cooleman Court and...

As a responsible community-based organisation, the ACT JPs Association seeks to provide its members, and members of the public with whom they deal, a healthy, safe and virus‑free ‘working’ environment. We have developed our COVID-19 Safe Policy and Procedures to do...

Recent legislation modifies the witnessing and attestation of certain documents. Wills, powers of attorney (general or enduring), and written health directions may now be witnessed validly by audiovisual link. Affidavits may also be validly sworn or affirmed by...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all, collectively and individually, but there remains demand for the services of a JP. The Association has prepared a Guidance Note to help JPs decide whether to continue to offer services, and how best to protect the health,...

The June 2020 issue of our journal Justice Matters is out now. This issue there are more stories celebrating our Signing Centres, important new guidance on witnessing documents during the COVID-19 restrictions, some rather interesting experiences providing JP services...

The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a significant impact on our lives. It is likely to continue for some time. The ACT Justices of the Peace Association, which supports most of the JP Signing Centres across Canberra, has reluctantly decided to close the Signing Centres until further notice.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic we have decided to cancel the Members’ seminar which was to be held on Saturday 28 March.   We will resume the seminars when everything returns to a normal healthy environment. 

A practicing JP must keep up-to-date and informed. Although our range of duties hasn’t changed much in the past decade (or more), there have been several changes to the way we perform our witnessing role. If you don’t keep up to date with these changes, you just cannot perform your duties with the professionalism expected of you. Members can download these documents from our Members’ Area on this website.