30942QLD Course in Community Justice Services (Commissioner for Declarations)

 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with knowledge, skills and generic and specific competencies to aid in the voluntary provision of witnessing document completion and minor judicial duties within the community.

 

The Justices of the Peace and Commissioner for Declarations Act 1991 governs the categories of appointments with different levels of responsibilities and duties, namely:

 

• Commissioner for Declarations

• Justice of the Peace (Qualified)

• Justice of the Peace (Magistrates Court)

 

Commissioners for Declarations undertake a range of minor judicial and administrative duties acting as ‘gate keepers’ of the Queensland legal system. The role of a Commissioner for Declaration is voluntary; their services are in constant demand right across the state.

 

Upon appointment to the role, Commissioners for Declarations are required to have a complete understanding of their current powers and duties in relation to their service to the community.

 

This course offers its participants wanting to become a Commissioner for Declarations the opportunity to obtain the skills and knowledge based on the handbook relevant to the position.

 

These skills and knowledge are vital to ensuring that they are competent in undertaking their roles and minimise the risk of litigation against the state or individual.