Justices of the Peace Act 2002
8AJustices of the peace may certify copies
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8A Justices of the peace may certify copies
8A Justices of the peace may certify copies
(1) A justice of the peace may certify a document to be a true and accurate copy if the justice of the peace has both the original document and the copy in his or her possession at the time of certifying.
(2) A justice of the peace who certifies a document under this section must cause to be printed on the copy of the original document the following words or words substantially the same as the following—
I certify this to be a true and accurate copy of the document reported to me to be the original document.
s 8A: Ins 2013 No 80, Sch 9 [2].