South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Rachel PAYNE (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:56): (1389) My constituency question is for the Attorney-General. My constituent is a resident of Mordialloc. Like many others in our community, she recently needed a document witnessed by a justice of the peace. What she anticipated to be a relatively straightforward process became quite the opposite. Unable to visit her nearest document-signing station, where a JP is only available Wednesday mornings, she contacted several police stations and was told that they no longer offer JP services. When reaching out to individual JPs, three out of the four she spoke to were unable to attend, as they were sick in hospital. There are simply not enough JPs to meet the needs of the community. So my constituent asks: will you commit to increasing the number of active and available JPs in the south-east electorate to ensure improved access to this essential community service?