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The objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe—
the oath or affirmation to be taken by a justice of the peace; and
the courses of training or professional development for honorary justices; and
the oath or affirmation to be taken by a bail justice; and
offices, the holders of which are bail justices; and
the code of conduct for honorary justices.
These Regulations are made under section 49 of the Honorary Justices Act 2014.
These Regulations come into operation on 25 August 2024.
The Honorary Justices Regulations 2014[1] are revoked.
In these Regulations—
the Act means the Honorary Justices Act 2014.
The Secretary may approve a course of training for the appointment of a justice of the peace, having regard to the duties and functions of a justice of the peace.
For the purposes of section 7(2)(d)(i) of the Act, the prescribed course of training is the course of training approved by the Secretary under subregulation (1).
For the purposes of section 8 of the Act, the prescribed oath or affirmation of office for a justice of the peace is set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
An oath or affirmation of office for a justice of the peace must be administered by a magistrate who must forward to the Secretary a certificate of administration.
The Secretary may approve a course of training for the appointment of a bail justice having regard to the duties and functions of a bail justice.
For the purposes of section 14(2)(e)(i) of the Act, the prescribed course of training is the course of training approved by the Secretary under subregulation (1).
The Secretary may approve a course of training for the re-appointment of a bail justice having regard to the duties and functions of a bail justice.
For the purposes of section 15(2)(d)(i) of the Act, the prescribed course of training is the course of training approved by the Secretary under subregulation (1).
For the purposes of sections 16 and 18(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed oath or affirmation of office for a bail justice is set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
An oath or affirmation of office for a bail justice must be administered by a magistrate who must forward to the Secretary a certificate of administration.
For the purposes of section 18(1) of the Act, a prescribed office is an office with the classification of—
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 or Grade 6 in the public service in which the employee is required to perform the duties of any one or more of the following—
Prothonotary or deputy Prothonotary of the Supreme Court;
registrar or deputy registrar of the County Court;
principal registrar of the Magistrates' Court;
registrar or deputy registrar of the Magistrates' Court;
principal registrar of the Children's Court;
registrar or deputy registrar of the Children's Court; or
Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 or Grade 6 in the public service in which the employee is required to perform the duties of associate to a judge of the Supreme Court or the County Court.
The Secretary may approve a course of training for a person who is a bail justice by virtue of holding a prescribed office under section 18(1) of the Act, having regard to the duties and functions of a bail justice.
For the purposes of section 18(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed course of training is the course of training approved by the Secretary under subregulation (1).
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