Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991
sec.26Notification of cessation of office
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sec.26 Notification of cessation of office
A person who ceases to hold office as a justice of the peace or as a commissioner for declarations as mentioned in section 22A (d) must immediately notify the registrar. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The registrar upon receiving such a notification or on otherwise becoming aware that an appointed justice of the peace or an appointed commissioner for declarations has ceased to hold office as mentioned in section 22A (d) is to— publish notice of the cessation of office on the Queensland Government website; and remove the person’s registered particulars from the register. s 26 amd 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 1 ; 2007 No. 37 s 100 sch ; 2010 No. 42 s 135 ; 2017 No. 17 s 139 ; 2023 No. 23 s 94 (sec.26-ssec.1) A person who ceases to hold office as a justice of the peace or as a commissioner for declarations as mentioned in section 22A (d) must immediately notify the registrar. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.26-ssec.2) The registrar upon receiving such a notification or on otherwise becoming aware that an appointed justice of the peace or an appointed commissioner for declarations has ceased to hold office as mentioned in section 22A (d) is to— publish notice of the cessation of office on the Queensland Government website; and remove the person’s registered particulars from the register.
- (a) publish notice of the cessation of office on the Queensland Government website; and
- (b) remove the person’s registered particulars from the register.