14Termination of appointment as Justice of the Peace, &c.

14 Termination of appointment as Justice of the Peace, &c.

(1)  An appointed justice ceases to hold the office of Justice of the Peace, and his or her instrument of appointment is terminated, if –

(a) the justice resigns from the office of Justice of the Peace; or

(b) the justice attains the age of 75 years; or

(c) the justice's appointment under section 8 expires or is terminated by reason of section 8(6) when the justice attains the age of 85 years; or

(d) the justice ceases to be an Australian citizen; or

(e) the justice ceases to reside ordinarily in Tasmania; or

(f) the justice becomes insolvent; or

(g) the justice is convicted or found guilty of –

(i) an offence punishable by a term of imprisonment of 6 months or more; or

(ii) an offence that, if committed in Tasmania, would constitute an offence referred to in subparagraph (i) ; or

(h) the justice is removed from office under section 31 .

(2)  At any time, an appointed justice may resign from the office of Justice of the Peace by notifying the Secretary, in writing, of the resignation.

(3)  If an appointed justice is no longer capable of carrying out the duties of a Justice of the Peace for any reason, a person responsible for the justice, within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 , may notify the Secretary, in writing, of that fact and, on behalf of the justice, resign the justice from the office of Justice of the Peace.

(4)  A notice under subsection (3) is not valid for the purposes of the resignation of an appointed justice from the office of Justice of the Peace unless accompanied by a certificate from a medical practitioner, or a statutory declaration by the person responsible, stating that the justice is incapable of carrying out the duties of a Justice of the Peace.