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ACT Justices of the Peace – Second Members Seminar – May
The second seminar will be held on Saturday 20 May commencing at 1.30pm to 4pm at the Canberra Southern Cross Club in Woden. The guest speakers will be: Karen Toohey Discrimination, Health Services, Disability & Community Services Commissioner ACT Human Rights...

Notice of 2022 AGM and Annual Luncheon – 12 November
Our 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 12 November at 10.30am at the Canberra Southern Cross Club in Woden. The AGM will also be available by Zoom for those who are unable to attend in person. The AGM will be followed by our Annual Luncheon. The AGM...

Have you read the October issue of Justice Matters?
The October 2022 issue of our journal Justice Matters is out now. Our President Beverly reports on what the Association has been up to in the past year, and gives notice of our forthcoming AGM. There's an interesting article on the similarities and differences in JP...

Members Seminar – 29th October 2022
Members’ Seminar Saturday, 29 October 2022 You are invited to join your fellow JPs at this Members’ Seminar. Where: Canberra Southern Cross Club, Corinna Street, Woden. Time: 10:30am to 12.30pm Guest Speaker: Emma Awizen ACT Advance Care Planning Program ACT...

Have you read the latest issue of our journal?
The August 2022 issue of our journal Justice Matters is out now. Our President Beverly has been busy preparing all sorts of informative articles. There's a few legal insights from the Queensland Chief Justice, you can keep up to date with what's on the boil for the...

Important information for practicing JP’s
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...

JP Update and Calendar of Events
President Beverly Alley has issued a JP Update to keep you on top of a few important matters while the Executive work on the next edition of our journal Justice Matters. You can read an outline of what's planned for 2022, and we have a calendar of events available...

Join us for lunch on 19 February (after the seminar)
The ACT JPA February Luncheon on Saturday 19 February will follow the our seminar. The lunch, like the seminar, will be held at the Canberra Southern Cross Club in Woden. The luncheon is a great opportunity to enjoy each other's company in a social setting. You are...

Members’ Seminar – Saturday 19 February 2022
Our first Members' Seminar for 2022 will be on Saturday 19 February commencing at 10.00am - finishing 12.00pm. It will be held at the Canberra Southern Cross Club in Woden. There is free parking on Saturdays in the large carpark just across the road from the venue....

JP Signing Centres are back in business!
JP services are once again available at many of our signing centres located in the libraries and shopping centres. JP services have resumed at ACT libraries (except Woden for the moment) and shopping centres at South.Point, Majura, Gungahlin, Cooleman Court and...