Justices of the Peace (Code of Conduct) Regulations 2019 (Tas)

Justices of the Peace (Code of Conduct) Regulations 2019

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Justices of the Peace Act 2018 .

18 June 2019

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

ELISE ARCHER

Minister for Justice

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Justices of the Peace (Code of Conduct) Regulations 2019 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 1 July 2019.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Justices of the Peace Act 2018 .

4. Code of conduct (1) For the purposes of section 20(a) of the Act, a code of conduct that applies to all appointed justices is set out in Schedule 1 . (2) The provisions of Schedule 1 comprise the code of conduct.

SCHEDULE 1 - Code of conduct for appointed justices

Regulation 4

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Interpretation of code of conduct In this code of conduct – Act means the Justices of the Peace Act 2018 ; service, in relation to a Justice of the Peace, has the meaning given by clause 2 . 2. Meaning of service provided by Justice of the Peace A service is provided by a Justice of the Peace if he or she exercises a power, or performs a duty, of a Justice of the Peace for the benefit of another person. 3. Application of code of conduct This code of conduct applies to all appointed justices. 4. Purpose of code of conduct This code of conduct prescribes the behaviour expected of all appointed justices. 5. Effect of contravention of code of conduct Under section 29(a) of the Act, serious or repeated breaches of this code of conduct by an appointed justice may result in his or her removal from the office of Justice of the Peace.