Queensland Consolidated Acts

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND COMMISSIONERS FOR DECLARATIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 17

17 Suitability for appointment

(1) In deciding whether a person is suitable to be appointed as a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations, or continue to hold office, the chief executive may consider—

(a) the person’s character and standing in the community; and

(b) anything that may affect the person’s ability to competently fulfil the duties of a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations; and

(c) whether the person has ever—

(i) held an occupational licence that has been suspended or revoked; or

(ii) been disqualified from holding an occupational licence; and

(d) whether the person has ever been convicted of an offence and, if so—

(i) the number of offences of which the person has been convicted; and

(ii) the following matters relating to each offence—

(A) the nature and seriousness of the offence;

(B) the penalty imposed for the offence;

(C) the person’s age when they committed the offence;

(D) how long ago the person committed the offence; and

(e) for a person holding office or who has held office—whether the person has ever contravened the code of conduct without reasonable excuse and, if so, the number, recency, nature and seriousness of the contraventions; and

(f) anything else relevant to the person’s suitability to hold office.

(2) In this section—

"occupational licence" means a licence, permit or other authority to work in a profession, business, trade or industry.

"office" means office as an appointed justice of the peace or appointed commissioner for declarations.

"revoked" includes cancelled.