Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1971 - SECT 20

The words ‘justices of the peace' or the letters ‘J.P.' appearing after a signature on a document are evidence that the person whose signature it purports to be is a justices of the peace and, if the place where the signature of that person purports to have been attached or appended is specified in the document (whether that place is within or outside the ACT), that person shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a justice of the peace for the State, Territory, Commonwealth country or part of the Commonwealth country where that place is situated.