Find a Justice of the Peace (JP) in South Australia
Online Roll of JPs
Attorney-General's Department JP Volunteer Service
Your Council
Your Local Electorate Office
Courts
Police Stations
Online Roll of JPs
To find a JP in your area go to http://jp.agd.sa.gov.au/JPPublicWeb/ and enter either a postcode, suburb or name of a JP.
JPs are volunteers who offer their time freely and may not be available at all times.
Note that only the name, suburb and telephone number of JPs are available to members of the public.
Attorney-General's Department JP Volunteer Service
The service operates during business hours 5 days a week at Level 4, 91-97 Chesser House. Grenfell Street, Adelaide.
You can call us on 8207 1725 to ensure a JP is on duty.
If you have more than 10 documents, you must make an appointment with us on 8207 1725.
If you are a JP and want to find out about becoming a volunteer please contact us.
Justice of the Peace Services has moved
Justice of the Peace Services are now located at Level 4, 91-97 Grenfell Street, Adelaide.
The contact telephone number 8207 1725 will remain the same, and our email address is jpservices@agd.sa.gov.au.
Your Council
Councils often have JPs on their staff.
If you do not know which Council area you are in, visit the Local Government Association of SA website and click on ‘Council Search/List’, type the name of your suburb.
Call your Council to ensure a JP is available.
Your Local Electorate Office
Most Electorate Offices have JPs on staff. Call your Electorate Office to ensure that a JP is available.
To find the address or telephone number of your Electorate Office go to the "members" section of the South Australian Parliament’s website.
Courts
Courts have JPs available to provide witnessing services to the public. Please note that court documents receive priority attention by JPs.
To find out the address of your local court visit www.courts.sa.gov.au/courts/magistrates/index.html.
Police Stations
Proclaimed Police Officers are authorised to witness and attest documents. Contact your local police station to ensure that a Proclaimed Police Officer is available.
To find out the address or telephone number of your local police station visit the SAPOL website
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