Appointment of investigator
31 Appointment of investigator
If the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that an investigation is warranted as to whether there are grounds for removal of an honorary justice from the office of justice of the peace or bail justice or both, the Secretary may appoint an investigator to undertake an investigation into the honorary justice's conduct.
The Secretary may appoint an investigator under subsection (1) whether or not the honorary justice is suspended under section 28(1).
An investigator appointed under subsection (1) must be a person who has served as a judicial officer in Victoria or another Australian jurisdiction.
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