Links

Some useful links

Legislation

• Powers of Attorney Act 2006 (ACT)
• Statutory Declarations Act 1959 (Cwth)
• Statutory Declaration form (Cwth) (pdf and word format can be downloaded)

All legislation for the ACT can be found at:

• ACT Legislation Register

Commonwealth legislation can be found at:

• Commonwealth of Australia Law

ACT Government

• ACT Government Homepage
• ACT Justice  and Community Safety Directorate
• Access Canberra – Information about Justices of the Peace and becoming a Justice of the Peace

JP Registers in other jurisdictions

• New South Wales
• Northern Territory
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia

JP sites in other jurisdictions

• Australasian Council of Justices Association
• NSW Justices’ Association
• Northern NSW Federation of Justices of the Peace Inc.
• Queensland Justices Association
• Royal Association of Justices of South Australia
• Royal Association of Justices of Western Australia
• Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices
• Royal Federation of Justices’ Associations (New Zealand)
• Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association
• The Magistrates Association (England and Wales)

Other sites

• Australian Institute of Criminology

The Queensland Department of Justice and the Attorney-General and the NSW Department of Attorney-General and Justice have excellent JP pages, with links to interesting and relevant information. Both are recommended reading.

• Queensland Department of Justice and the Attorney-General – JP pages
• NSW Department of Attorney-General and Justice – JP page

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