Australian Capital Territory
Justices of the Peace Act 1989    
A1989-44
Republication No 1A
Effective:  10 November 1999 – 7 March 2001
Republication date: 24 September 2013
Last amendment made by A1999-66

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

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The republished law
This is a republication of the Justices of the Peace Act 1989 effective from 10 November 1999 to 7 March 2001.
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

justices of the peace act 1989
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
As at 10 November 1999
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
	1.	Short title
	2.	Commencement
	3.	Appointments
	3A.	Resignation
	4.	Register
	5.	Appointments—saving
	6.	Register—saving
Schedule
Oath and Affirmation of Office
An Act to provide for the appointment of justices of the peace consequentially upon the repeal of the Seat of Government (Administration) Ordinance 1930
Short title
1.  This Act may be cited as the Justices of the Peace Act 1989.1
Commencement
2.1  (1)  Section 1 and this section commence on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette.

(2)  The remaining provisions commence on the date of commencement of section 22 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth.
Appointments
3.  (1)  The Minister may, by instrument, appoint such justices of the peace as he or she thinks fit.
(2)  Before commencing to perform the duties of his or her office, a justice of the peace appointed under subsection (1) shall take an oath of office, or make an affirmation of office, before a Judge of the Supreme Court, in accordance with the relevant form in the Schedule.
3A 	Resignation
	A person may resign as a justice of the peace by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister. 
Register
4.  (1)  The Registrar of the Supreme Court shall keep a register to be known as “The Register of Justices of the Peace of the Australian Capital Territory”. 
(2)  Upon the appointment of a justice of the peace, the Registrar shall enter his or her name in the register. 
(3)  The Registrar shall strike off the register the name of a person whose appointment as a justice of the peace has ceased. 
Appointments—saving
5.  A person who was, immediately before the commencement of section 3, appointed, or to be deemed to have been appointed, as a justice of the peace under the Seat of Government (Administration) Ordinance 1930 shall be deemed to have been appointed under section 3 of this Act upon that commencement.
Register—saving
6.  The Register of Justices of the Peace of the Australian Capital Territory kept under section 17 of the Seat of Government (Administration) Ordinance 1930 immediately before the date of commencement of section 4 of this Act shall be deemed to be a part of the register kept under section 4 of this Act.

	Schedule	Subsection 3 (2)
Oath and Affirmation of Office
Oath
I, A.B., do swear that I will well and truly serve in the office of justice of the peace of the Australian Capital Territory
So help me God!

affirmation
I, A.B., do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will well and truly serve in the office of justice of the peace of the Australian Capital Territory.

NOTE
1.	The Justices of the Peace Act 1989 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 44, 1989 amended as indicated in the tables below. 
	Citation of Laws—The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989  (No. 21, 1989) altered the citation of most Ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.  That Act also affects references in ACT laws to Commonwealth Acts.
Table of Acts
Act	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Justices of the Peace Act 1989
	1989 No 44	10 May 1989	ss 1 and 2: 10 May 1989
remainder:  11 May 1989 (see s 2 (2) and Gaz 1989 No S164)		
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999
	1999 No 66	10 Nov 1999	10 Nov 1999	—	

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

S. 3A	ad. 1999 No 66 s 6 sch 3

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