Course in Community Justice Services (Justice of the Peace [Qualified])

This course is intended to provide participants with the ability to apply to become Justices of the Peace (Qualified) (JP (Qual)) performing all the duties of Commissioners for Declarations (Cdec), with the addition of non-bench judicial duties, including issuing summonses and warrants, executing minor bench duties including considering bail applications and sureties as well as perform the other duties appropriate to their level of appointment.

This is a voluntary role with the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991 stating ‘a justice of the peace or commissioner for declarations is not to seek or receive, directly or indirectly, any reward in connection with the performance of the functions of office’.