Justices of the Peace Act 2018
32Re-appointment after removal from office of Justice of the Peace
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32 Re-appointment after removal from office of Justice of the Peace
(1) A person who has been removed from the office of Justice of the Peace may not be appointed to that office within the period of 5 years commencing on the day on which the notice of the removal is published in the Gazette under section 31(2)(b) .
(2) A person who has been removed from the office of Justice of the Peace may be appointed to that office again only on application.
(3) An application –
(a) may be made only after the end of the 5-year period referred to in subsection (1) ; and
(b) is to be in writing; and
(c) is to include the ground on which the applicant was removed from the office of the Justice of the Peace; and
(d) is to include any other information prescribed by the regulations or required by the Secretary; and
(e) is to be lodged with the Secretary.