Service Desks are the public face of the services we offer the public.

With 18 desks operating from Amberley to Rolleston we are the preferred place the public attend to take advantage of our services. We have approximately 247 Justices working on our Service desks. The Council is currently investigating (with the assistance of the Christchurch City Council) expanding our services to include the main library in the city.  The planning is under way and it is anticipated we will be able to offer an evening service from this desk. If you would be interested in Co-Ordinating this service desk or becoming part of the roster, then please contact myself on the contacts below.

The service desk Coordinators do a fantastic job in ensuring we have enough Justices to carry out our services with Integrity and professionalism. 

All our Justices on the service desks are accredited. Canterbury has the only programme (as developed by our Education team) where a Justice who has been appointed, but not yet sworn, observes on desks to gain an idea of the duties to be expected of them as a sworn Justice of the Peace. 

The service desks see more than 2000 clients every month. 

For the year January 2023 to November 2023 :

• Total Clients: 25424
• Certified Copies: 58284
• Statutory Declarations: 10721
• Affidavits: 1397
• Other: 3775JP 
• Hours: 3354

On behalf of the Canterbury Justices Assn, our sincere thanks go out to all Justices and the Library support staff who ensure our desks operate in an efficient manner. If you would like to consider serving on a desk, please do not hesitate to contact me on brentp@favron.net or 02102205456 and I will be very happy to put you in contact with a coordinator of a desk in your area.

Brent Philip JP

CJPA Service Desk Coordinator