Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsIn this Act--
affidavit includes a statutory declaration.
appointed commissioner for declarations means a person who holds office as a commissioner for declarations--
(a) pursuant to an appointment made under section 15(3); or
(b) under section 44(4).
appointed justice of the peace means a person who holds office--
(a) as a justice of the peace under section 41(a); or
(b) as a justice of the peace (commissioner for declarations) under section 42(1); or
(c) as a justice of the peace (qualified) pursuant to an appointment made under section 15(1); or
(d) as a justice of the peace (magistrates court) pursuant to an appointment made under section 15(1).
Australian lawyer see the Legal Profession Act 2007, schedule 2.
commissioner for declarations means--
(a) a person who holds office as a commissioner for declarations under section 19(3); or
(b) a person who is an appointed commissioner for declarations.
court includes a justice of the peace conducting an examination of witnesses in relation to an indictable offence under the Justices Act 1886.
criminal history of a person--
(a) means the person's criminal history within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986; and
(b) despite section 6 of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, includes a conviction to which the section applies.
justice of the peace means--
(a) a person who holds office as a justice of the peace, including 1 of any category, under section 19; or
(b) a person who is an appointed justice of the peace.
possession includes control.
prescribed mark of office means a prescribed mark of office within the meaning of section 31(4).
procedural action or order means an action taken or order made for, or incidental to, proceedings not constituting a hearing and determination on the merits of the matter to which the proceedings relate, for example the charging of a defendant, the issue of a warrant, the granting of bail, the remand of a defendant or the adjournment of proceedings.
register means the register kept under section 13.
registrar means the registrar of justices of the peace and commissioners for declarations.
repealed Act means the Justices of the Peace Act 1975.
simple offence means a simple offence or breach of duty within the meaning given to those terms by section 4 of the Justices Act 1886.
training course includes--
(a) a training course with or without an examination; or
(b) an examination only.