AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Justices of the Peace - Appointment of Justices of the Peace 2003 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2003 – 242
made under the
Justices of the Peace Act 1989, section 3(1)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Under subsection 3(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1989 the Minister may, by instrument, appoint such Justices of the Peace (JPs) as he or she thinks fit.

JPs serve the community by witnessing the signing of documents including affidavits and the certification of copies of documents.

The Standing Committee of Legal Affairs has been consulted as required under the provisions of the Legislation Act 2001.  The Committee advised that it had no concerns with the appointments.

Circulated by authority of
Jon Stanhope MLA
Attorney General
31 July 2003