NSW Attorney General, Mark Speakman, addressed a dinner function at Rathmines on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of the Northern NSW Federation of Justices of the Peace.
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Catalina Conference Centre, on Dorrington Road, was the venue for the day-long event.
Earlier, the event featured a display of federation memorabilia, an information seminar on legal matters presented by Kathryn Halyburton and Kate Maher, and a special presentation acknowledging long-serving JPs for their voluntary service to the community.
Among the primary functions of Justices of the Peace are to witness a person making a statutory declaration or affidavit, and to certify that a copy of an original document is a true and accurate copy.
NSW JPs also have other functions under various NSW Acts, including witnessing other kinds of legal documents and administering special kinds of oaths.