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.