30Recommendation that appointed justice be removed from office of Justice of the Peace

30 Recommendation that appointed justice be removed from office of Justice of the Peace

(1)  The Minister may recommend to the Governor that an appointed justice be removed from the office of Justice of the Peace if the report of an investigator in relation to the conduct of the justice includes the finding that there are grounds for the removal.

(2)  If, despite a report of an investigator finding that there are grounds for the removal of an appointed justice from the office of Justice of the Peace, the Minister determines not to recommend to the Governor that the justice be removed from the office of Justice of the Peace –

(a) the Minister is to notify the Secretary of that determination as soon as reasonably practicable; and

(b) the Minister may inform the Secretary that he or she is to require the justice to take one or more actions which may include, but are not limited to –

(i) apologising; and

(ii) undertaking training or professional development; and

(c) if the justice is suspended from the office of Justice of the Peace, the Secretary is to revoke the suspension.

(3)  If the Secretary, in compliance with subsection (2)(b) , requires an appointed justice who is suspended to take any action, the Secretary may determine that the suspension of the justice continue until the Secretary is satisfied that the justice has complied with that requirement.