An honorary justice must not—
7 An honorary justice must not—
purport to hold or exercise powers other than the powers that are conferred on an honorary justice; or
provide legal advice in their capacity as an honorary justice; or
improperly influence or attempt to influence a person when performing the functions of an honorary justice.
8 An honorary justice must not administer an oath or affirmation, or witness the signing or execution of a document, if the honorary justice reasonably doubts that the person is legally or mentally competent to make the oath, affirmation, declaration or affidavit or to execute the document.
Conflicts of interest
9 An honorary justice must disclose an actual or potential conflict of interest when performing the functions of an honorary justice and must not exercise the powers of an honorary justice where there is such a conflict of interest.
Competency and knowledge
10 An honorary justice must maintain a competent knowledge of all laws applicable to the functions of a bail justice or justice of the peace, as the case may be.
Privacy
11 An honorary justice must not use, disclose or retain any information or documents obtained in the course of carrying out functions as an honorary justice, other than for the purpose of performing those functions or as otherwise authorised or required by law.
Reasonably active and reasonably available
12 In addition to the requirements under section 24 of the Act regarding availability and activity, an honorary justice must not unreasonably refuse to perform duties in relation to a matter if the honorary justice is capable of performing those duties.
13 Unless there are exceptional circumstances, a justice of the peace must provide the following information to the Secretary for publication on the Department of Justice and Community Safety's public internet and telephone Justice of the Peace directory—
the name of the justice of the peace;
the town or suburb where the justice of the peace performs their duties;
the hours during which the justice of the peace is available and a telephone number on which the justice of the peace may be contacted.
Use of titles
14 An honorary justice must not use the title of bail justice or BJ, or justice of the peace or JP, as the case may be, to advertise or advance, or appear to advertise or advance, business, commercial or personal interests.
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