JP and Cdec handbook updates

Use the page to find information about updates to your Justice of the Peace (Qualified) or Commissioner for Declarations Handbook.

December 2021

Amended list of copies of documents unable to be retained by a witness.
Added information on the mandatory requirement for a witness to retain a written record of Titles Registry documents for a period of 7 years.

Updated Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland to Queensland Human Rights Commission.
Updated Australian Customs and Border Protection to Australian Border Force.
Updated URL for Land Titles Registry Queensland.
Updated URL for Multicultural Services.

Updated index for recent updates and full collation of both JP and Cdec handbooks.

Privacy disclosure statement explained.
Amended for changes made to section 162, Land Title Act 1994.
Added information on the use of the National Verification of Identity Standard.
Explained other reasonable steps you can take to verify the identity of the individual.
Added reference table for evidence of entitlement to sign.
Added information on the completion of witness certificates and identification forms.
Added common witnessing scenarios with explanations.
Updated information on alterations to Titles Registry forms and documents.
Updated sample forms.
FAQ section expanded.

Information about different legislation can affect the requirements to certify a document.
Notify JPs and Cdecs on disclosure of information to third parties when the witness has omitted to include all relevant details.
Insert instructions on certifying an electronic document.
Insert instructions on certifying a printed copy attached to an email.
Separate instructions for certifying copies of general powers of attorney and enduring documents.
Insert information on certifying copies of enduring documents under the Powers of Attorney Act 1998.
Information on Tattoo Parlours Act 2013 content has been removed.
Update certifying multi-page documents.
Include instructions on amending current stamps to comply with the Powers of Attorney Act 1998.
Include sample enduring copy certification.
FAQ section expanded.
Quick guides updated.

Clarify the difference between a General Power of Attorney (GPA) and an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA).
Information on qualified witnesses when a GPA is to be lodged with the Titles Registry Office.
Introduction of new forms, explanatory guides and the Queensland Capacity Assessment Guidelines 2020.
Terms and instructions a principal gave give their attorney(s).
Include a list of who may be an eligible attorney for the principal.
Updated information on the limits to the appointment of joint attorneys in an EPA.
Change to the age of an eligible witness for and Advance Health Directive (AHD).
Updated information about the appointment of attorney under an AHD.
Information about the legal test of capacity for making an enduring document.
Information on the use of additional pages when witnessing and enduring document.
Updated witnessing procedures.
FAQ section expanded.
Record keeping information updated.
Sample forms updated.
Quick guides updated.