--- title: Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations, Queensland resource: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/ publisher: Department of Justice licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-09-30 rows: 250 fields: 39 source: https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/media/data/jps-in-the-community.csv?timestamp=2026-09-30AEST11-25-13 source_sha256: 7d2a70376c7ff969a440c8d5b33531f1a3136d2adc685e93e2a4a74733e997c4 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations, Queensland Every place in Queensland where volunteer Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations sit to witness documents, with address, coordinates and weekly session times. Published by Department of Justice under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Department of Justice has not endorsed this site. Also called: Where to find a JP in Queensland, Justice of the Peace near me Queensland, JPs in the Community locations, Commissioner for Declarations signing sites QLD. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.csv (120 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.xlsx (56 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.json (255 KB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.geojson (277 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.parquet (46 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.sqlite (156 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.duckdb (300 KB) - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.gpkg (205 KB) - geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.geo.parquet (43 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.ndjson (251 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.arrow (48 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.csv.gz (26 KB) Pinned version 2026-09-30: `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-jp-signing-locations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-jp-signing-locations/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-jp-signing-locations/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-jp-signing-locations/aggregate?group=region&metric=count Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `region`: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/by/region/index.json lists 16 files ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `name` | string | Title | | | `region` | string | Location | | | `services` | string | Services | | | `office_type` | string | Office type | | | `counter_type` | string | Counter type | | | `address_1` | string | Address 1 | | | `address_2` | string | Address 2 | | | `suburb` | string | Suburb | | | `postcode` | string | Postcode | Kept as text. | | `postal_address_1` | string | Postal address 1 | | | `postal_address_2` | string | Postal address 2 | | | `postal_suburb` | string | Postal suburb | | | `postal_postcode` | string | Postal postcode | | | `latitude` | number | Latitude | | | `longitude` | number | Longitude | | | `phone` | string | Phone | | | `fax` | string | Fax | | | `email` | string | Email | | | `mon_am` | string | Mon am | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `mon_pm` | string | Mon pm | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `tues_am` | string | Tues am | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `tues_pm` | string | Tues pm | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `wed_am` | string | Wed am | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `wed_pm` | string | Wed pm | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `thurs_am` | string | Thurs am | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `thurs_pm` | string | Thurs pm | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `fri_am` | string | Fri am | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `fri_pm` | string | Fri pm | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `sat_am` | string | Sat am | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `sat_pm` | string | Sat pm | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `sun_am` | string | Sun am | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `sun_pm` | string | Sun pm | Session times as the publisher writes them, such as 17:30-19:30. Blank when there is no session. | | `closure` | string | Closure | Dates or notes of closures, as the publisher writes them. | | `agency` | string | Agency | The department code the publisher records, DJAG or DoJ. | | `facilities` | string | Facilities | | | `description` | string | Description | | | `operating_hours` | string | Operating hours | | | `operating_days` | string | Operating days | | | `updated` | datetime | Updated | When the publisher last changed the row. | Key: `name`. ## Versions - 2026-09-30: 250 rows, 39 fields, sha256 7d2a70376c7f. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Public barbecues in the Adelaide Park Lands and city](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-adelaide-city-barbecues/) (Local) - [Public barbecues, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/) (ACT) - [Park barbecue locations, Brisbane](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-brisbane-park-barbecues/) (Qld) - [Public libraries directory, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/) (Qld) - [Current liquor licences by location, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-liquor-licences/) (Vic) - [Public libraries in Western Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/) (WA) ## Attribution and citation Department of Justice, Queensland Government, Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Declarations signing locations, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/jp-or-cdec-location, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Department of Justice, Queensland Government, Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Declarations signing locations, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/jp-or-cdec-location, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/ Harvard: Department of Justice (2026) Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations, Queensland, version 2026-09-30 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/ Markdown: Data: [Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations, Queensland](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/jp-or-cdec-location), Department of Justice, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 250 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations updated? Justice releases it weekly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations? No. The publisher is Department of Justice, and its page is https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/jp-or-cdec-location. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### How do I get only the rows for one region? Every version has one JSON file per value of region, 16 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/by/region/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/qld-jp-signing-locations/v/2026-09-30/by/region/brisbane-north.json holds the 33 rows where region is Brisbane - North. A GeoJSON file sits beside each one. ### What coordinate system does Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations signing locations use? Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees as published. The publisher does not name the datum; GDA2020 and WGS84 differ by under 2 metres. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects. ### What is in each row? One place where volunteer Justices of the Peace or Commissioners for Declarations sit to witness and certify documents under the JPs in the Community program, with its address, coordinates, phone and the session times for each morning and afternoon of the week. ### Do I need an appointment? The file does not say. The sessions it lists are the times volunteers are rostered at each place, and the publisher notes some exceptions in the services and closures columns, such as no sessions on public holidays. ### What datum are the coordinates in? The publisher does not name one. They are published as given, and on a map they are read as WGS84. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/qld-jp-signing-locations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/qld-jp-signing-locations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.