Answer to Question #9

When a Justice of the Peace is asked to note their occupation on a document they are executing, what should they write to specify their role?

1. Their current employment title (e.g., Engineer or Retail Worker). 
2. Their full residential address or place of abode. 
3. ‘Justice of the Peace’. 
4. ‘Retired’, if they are no longer employed.

Answer: C 

Rationale: When a Justice of the Peace is asked to note their occupation, they are being asked to specify the role or title that authorises them to execute the document, and they should write ‘Justice of the Peace’.

Writing something other than ‘Justice of the Peace’ or writing ‘Retired’ can lead to confusion and may cause the receiving agency to question the document’s validity.