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There are more than 1600 JPs in Auckland available
to the public, whose names, addresses and telephone numbers are listed
on pages 1460 to 1467 in the 2007 (hard copy) issue of the Auckland
Yellow Pages directory, under the heading Justices of the Peace.
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There are 27 CABs (Citizens Advice Bureaux) in Auckland
which operate a roster of JPs who voluntarily provide JP services
at the CAB at certain hours. Members of the public have access to
those JPs without an appointment. The telephone numbers of CABs are
on page 289 of the 2007 (hard copy) issue of the Auckland White Pages
telephone directory.
The availability of a JP
- Any member of the public wanting the services of a JP should either
(a) contact a JP from the Yellow Pages and arrange a suitable time
to visit the JP or
(b) visit a CAB at a time when a JP is rostered on duty at the CAB.
- Most JP services are administered in JPs' homes, outside normal
business hours, for example in evenings and during weekends.
- Not every JP is immediately available at any given time. Members
of the public may need to contact a number of JPs before finding oe
whose availability suits.
A member of the public wishing to make an appointment with
a JP should do so by directly contacting the JP. An appointment should
not be made by anyone else on a JP's behalf (such as a family member of
the JP, or a friend of the JP or a work colleague of the JP).
Handling of documents
- Documents presented by a member of the public to a JP should be
dealt with immediately and completely, while the client waits and
observes.
- JPs should never deal with any documents in the client's absence
and hand the documents back to the client at a later time.
- A member of the public should be able to view his or her documents
at all times while they are being dealt with by a JP.
Quantity of documents
- Members of the public are asked to be reasonable regarding the
volume of documents they ask a JP to process.
- When multiple copies of several documents need to be certified,
please discuss this with the JP when making an appointment. It might
be better to visit different JPs with smaller quantities rather than
visit one JP with a very large number of copies to be certified.
Non-payment for JP services
All JPs have sworn to provide services 'without fear or favour, affection
or ill-will', accordingly:
- All JP services in New Zealand are provided free of charge.
- No JP may accept any offered payment or gift.
- No JP may ever ask for any payment or gift.
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