Auckland Justices of the Peace Association
Training

Answer to Question #19

Sue Furness

Regarding identifying a client, seeing a form of photo identification is:

A) A strict legal requirement for every single document

B) Unnecessary if the Justice knows the person’s family

C) Best practice, but not strictly a legal requirement 

D) Only required if the client is under 18

Answer: C       While not strictly a legal requirement, it is considered best practice to see photo identification (even if expired) to positively identify a client.