Queensland Consolidated Acts

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND COMMISSIONERS FOR DECLARATIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 25

25 Prohibition on acting in office

(1) The Governor in Council may, by notice given to the registrar, prohibit an appointed justice of the peace or an appointed commissioner for declarations from acting in the office for a period stated in the notice.

(2) The Governor in Council may act under subsection (1) for the reasons the Governor in Council considers appropriate.

(3) On receiving a notice under subsection (1) in relation to a person, the registrar must—

(a) give the person a copy of the notice; and

(b) publish the notice on the Queensland Government website; and

(c) make the following changes to the register—

(i) at the start of the period stated in the notice—remove the person’s registered particulars from the register;

(ii) at the end of the period stated in the notice—enter in the register the registered particulars that were removed under subparagraph (i) .

(4) A person prohibited from acting as a justice of the peace or commissioner for declarations under a notice given under subsection (1) —

(a) ceases to hold the office from the start of the period stated in the notice; and

(b) resumes the office from the end of the period stated in the notice.

(5) A person who resumes office under subsection (4) (b) is not required to take the oath or make the affirmation prescribed by section 20 before performing any of the functions of the office.