Justice of the Peace

This service is provided for the benefit of our residents and those persons working in and visiting the Willoughby City.

Volunteers of the NSW Justice Association provide this free service to the community of Willoughby and bookings are not required.

On busy days, JPs may limit the number of documents they certify to 10 documents per customer per session. If you have more than 10 documents, you may be asked to wait for a second session to allow other community members access to this valuable service.

Willoughby Council is grateful to the volunteers for their time and expertise, and we ask that the users of this service are respectful and patient when interacting with the JPs.

JPs are available for

  • witnessing a person making a statutory declaration
  • witnessing a person making an affidavit
  • certifying that a copy of an original document is a true and accurate copy.

JPs are not available for

  • mortgages 
  • company registrations 
  • guarantees 
  • wills
  • Power of attorney documents
  • Proof of life documents
  • overseas documents.

These documents should be taken to a solicitor, a notary public or a third party that has the authority to explain and discuss the document. To find a notary public please visit Notary Locator.

Requests for witnessing proof of life forms or any overseas documents

NSW law does not authorise NSW JPs to witness signatures on overseas documents or to perform other tasks under overseas laws, or those required by an organisation or agency from overseas. A notary public is able to witness signatures on overseas documents.

You can find a Justice of the Peace outside the times offered by Council, or find more information about Justices of the Peace in NSW, at the NSW Justices Association, or Lawlink.

Please note: The code of conduct and the Attorney General's Office prohibits the Justice of the Peace from receiving gifts or payments for services. We thank you for your consideration.

Available services

All Justice of the Peace (JP) services for 2024 will end Monday 23 December 2024. Chatswood Library JP services will resume from Wednesday 8 January 2025. Branch library JP services will resume from Tuesday 14 January 2025.

 

Mondays 12-2pm 

Chatswood Library

 

Tuesday 10am-12pm

Northbridge Plaza

(Level 1 opposite Seed Women and at the lower level of plaza near carpark entrance door)

 

Tuesday 5pm-6pm

West Chatswood Library

 

Wednesdays 10am-12pm

Chatswood Library

 

Thursdays 5:30pm-6:30pm

Northbridge Library

 

Thursdays 6pm-7pm

Artarmon Library

 

Saturdays 10am-12pm

Chatswood Library

 

Please note: Due to the popularity of this service, you may need to queue to see a JP. Please allow enough time for your visit.

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