Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts6. Certain office holders to be justices of the peace
(1) A person who holds or acts in an office specified in Schedule 1 is, by virtue of holding or acting in the office, a justice of the peace.
(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) ceases to hold office as a justice of the peace if -
(a) the person ceases to hold or act in an office specified in Schedule 1; or
(b) the person's appointment as justice of the peace is terminated under section 8(1).