26Authorisation of investigator

26 Authorisation of investigator

(1)  If the Secretary suspends an appointed justice from the office of Justice of the Peace on any ground other than that the justice has been charged with an offence referred to in section 14(1)(g) , the Secretary is to authorise a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in the Department to undertake an investigation into the justice's conduct.

(2)  If the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that an investigation is warranted as to whether there are grounds for the removal from the office of Justice of the Peace of an appointed justice, but the justice has not been suspended from that office, the Secretary may authorise a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in the Department to undertake an investigation into the justice's conduct.