Welcome from The President
Greetings
We hope you find this website of the Wellington Justices of the Peace Association useful. We have created it for you, the public, and for those Justices who are members of our Association...
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Safe Search here for JPs
Did you know that not all JPs listed in the
Yellow Pages belong to the Association? All JPs, however, who appear in the search results on this site are Members. Association Members have access to this site, training and all up-to-date information about their roles.
What do JPs do?
Ministerial JPs duties include:
► Witnessing documents
► Certifying copies
► Taking declarations, affidavits and affirmations
Judicial JPs duties include:
► Hearing summary offences
► Presiding over preliminary hearings
► Conducting traffic courts
► Hearing bail applications and requests for remands and adjournments
► Issuing search warrants
and so much
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