Honorary Justices Act 2014

The Secretary may make a written request to a justice of the peace to provide to the Secretary information that the Secretary may reasonably require relating to one or more of the following—

training or professional development that has been, or is proposed to be, undertaken by the justice of the peace;

the name, residential address and contact details of the justice of the peace;

the extent to which the justice of the peace has been, or proposes to be, available to perform the duties of a justice of the peace and the duties that have been, or are proposed to be, undertaken;

the compliance of the justice of the peace with the requirements made by or under this or any other Act;

any matter that the justice of the peace is required by this Act to report to the Secretary;

any matter that may be a ground for removal or suspension of the justice of the peace;

any other prescribed matter.

A request by the Secretary under subsection (1) may be made to a justice of the peace—

at any time if the Secretary reasonably believes that—

the justice of the peace may have contravened a requirement made by or under this or any other Act; or

there may be grounds for the removal or suspension of the justice of the peace; or

at any other time but not more than once every five years.

A justice of the peace must provide information requested by the Secretary under subsection (1) within a reasonable time after the request is made.