3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

appointed justice means a justice who holds the office of Justice of the Peace under an appointment under section 5 or 8 ;

code of conduct means a code of conduct prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of section 20 ;

commission of the peace means the letters patent of 4th May 1895 which assign justices to keep the Queen's peace in this State and any letters patent to the same purpose that take the place of those letters patent;

duties includes powers and a reference to carrying out duties includes a reference to exercising powers;

insolvent, in relation to a person, means that the person –

(a) is bankrupt; or

(b) has applied to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or

(c) is compounding with his or her creditors; or

(d) has made an assignment of his or her remuneration or estate for the benefit of his or her creditors;

investigator means a person authorised under section 26 to undertake an investigation of the conduct of a justice or other person;

justice means –

(a) an appointed justice; or

(b) a magistrate;

removal from the office of Justice of the Peace means the revocation of the appointment as Justice of the Peace of an appointed justice;

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.