Ten residents in Sutherland Shire electorates have been acknowledged for the 50 years of unpaid service each has given to the community as a justice of the peace.
They are among more than 250 JPs in NSW who are celebrating their golden jubilee of service in 2018-19.
Nearly 130 attended a ceremony at NSW Parliament, where they were presented with a commemorative certificate.
Recipients, who were congratulated and thanked by MPs Mark Speakman, Eleni Petinos and Lee Evans, included
- Cronulla electorate: John Adamson, Eric Galbraith and Terry Kearns.
- Miranda electorate: Ronald Hegarty, Thomas Liver, Cheryl Morrison, William Sadler and Nicolas Stamatakos.
- Heathcote electorate: John Carlson and Ronald Heather.
JPs act as independent witnesses to documents people need for a variety of purposes.
Their main functions are to witness affidavits and statutory declarations, and they may also certify copies of original documents.
JPs provide their services on a voluntary basis.
The online register has been upgraded to make the process more efficient.
JPs specify the dates and times they are available and what languages they speak.
More information, including a list of JPs by area: jp.nsw.gov.au
