Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991
sec.16Qualification for appointment
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sec.16 Qualification for appointment
Subject to subsection (2) , a person is qualified for appointment as a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations if— the chief executive is satisfied under section 17 that the person is suitable for appointment; and the person is an adult; and for a person other than an Australian lawyer—the person has completed any pre-appointment training course; and the person is an Australian citizen; and the person— ordinarily resides in Queensland; or works, or proposes to work, in Queensland and cannot perform that work unless the person is a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations. A person is not qualified for appointment as a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations if— the person is an insolvent under administration; or the person has a disqualifying conviction; or a previous appointment of the person as a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations was revoked within the previous 5 years. In this section— pre-appointment training course means a training course approved under section 32 (1) (a) . s 16 amd 1995 No. 24 s 23 ; 1996 No. 40 s 5 ; 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1 ; 2008 No. 59 s 77 sub 2023 No. 23 s 90 (sec.16-ssec.1) Subject to subsection (2) , a person is qualified for appointment as a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations if— the chief executive is satisfied under section 17 that the person is suitable for appointment; and the person is an adult; and for a person other than an Australian lawyer—the person has completed any pre-appointment training course; and the person is an Australian citizen; and the person— ordinarily resides in Queensland; or works, or proposes to work, in Queensland and cannot perform that work unless the person is a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations. (sec.16-ssec.2) A person is not qualified for appointment as a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations if— the person is an insolvent under administration; or the person has a disqualifying conviction; or a previous appointment of the person as a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations was revoked within the previous 5 years. (sec.16-ssec.3) In this section— pre-appointment training course means a training course approved under section 32 (1) (a) .
- (a) the chief executive is satisfied under section 17 that the person is suitable for appointment; and
- (b) the person is an adult; and
- (c) for a person other than an Australian lawyer—the person has completed any pre-appointment training course; and
- (d) the person is an Australian citizen; and
- (e) the person— (i) ordinarily resides in Queensland; or (ii) works, or proposes to work, in Queensland and cannot perform that work unless the person is a justice of the peace or a commissioner for declarations.