2.2 (1) The functions of the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee are to, (a)  classify candidates for appointment as justices of the peace; (b)  report on the classifications to the Attorney General; and (c)  provide advice to the Attorney General respecting the process for appointing justices of the peace in accordance with this Act. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Manner of operating (2) The Committee shall perform its functions in the following manner: 1.  It shall determine the skills, abilities and personal characteristics that are desired in a justice of the peace and make them available to the public. 2.  It shall develop a candidate application form that specifies what supporting material is required, and it shall make the form available to the public. 3.  It shall develop the application procedure and make information about it available to the public. 4.  On the request of the Attorney General, it shall advertise for applications for vacant justice of the peace positions. 5.  It shall review and evaluate all applications received in response to the advertisement. 6.  It may interview any of the candidates in conducting its review and evaluation. 7.  It shall conduct the advertising, review and evaluation process in accordance with the criteria it establishes, which must, at minimum, provide for an assessment that, i.  assesses the candidates’ professional excellence, community awareness and personal characteristics, and ii.  recognizes the desirability of reflecting the diversity of Ontario society in appointments of justices of the peace. 8.  It shall make the criteria it established under paragraph 7 available to the public. 9.  It shall classify the candidates as “Not Recommended”, “Recommended” or “Highly Recommended” and provide a list of the classified candidates to the Attorney General, with brief supporting reasons for the candidates classified as “Recommended” or “Highly Recommended”. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Qualifications (3) The Committee shall not consider an application by a candidate, (a)  who does not meet the qualifications set out in subsection 2 (1.1); or (b)  who is or was a member of the Committee within the previous three years. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Chair consent required re interview, classification (4) The interview of a candidate shall not be conducted, and a meeting for the making of a decision under paragraph 9 of subsection (2) shall not be held, without the consent of the chair of the Committee. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Quorum for interview (5) If the Committee interviews a candidate, the interview must be conducted by at least three members of the Committee, at least two of whom are regional members referred to in paragraph 2 or 3 of subsection 2.1 (3) from the region for which an appointment is considered and another of whom is a core member under subsection 2.1 (2). 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Quorum re classification (6) The quorum for decisions under paragraph 9 of subsection (2) is three members of the Committee, at least two of whom are regional members referred to in paragraph 2 or 3 of subsection 2.1 (3) from the region for which an appointment is considered and another of whom is a core member under subsection 2.1 (2). 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Information to be provided to Attorney General on request (7) The Committee shall provide the Attorney General with any information about the application, review and evaluation process that the Attorney General requests, other than information collected or prepared by the Committee through a discreet inquiry. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Meaning of discreet inquiry (8) For the purposes of subsection (7), a discreet inquiry is a confidential inquiry conducted by the Committee into the views or opinions of individuals with knowledge of a candidate’s suitability for appointment. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Recommendation of criteria (9) The Attorney General may recommend criteria to be included in the criteria the Committee establishes under paragraph 7 of subsection (2), and the Committee shall consider whether to include those criteria in the criteria it has established. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Rejection of list (10) The Attorney General may reject the list of classified candidates provided by the Committee under subsection (2). 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Reconsideration or re-advertisement (11) If the Attorney General rejects the list of classified candidates provided by the Committee, or if there are not enough candidates who are classified as “Recommended” or “Highly Recommended” for the number of vacant justice of the peace positions, the Committee shall either reconsider the applicants and provide a new list to the Attorney General in accordance with paragraph 9 of subsection (2) or re-advertise for applications, as the chair of the Committee considers appropriate. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Recommendation by Attorney General (12) The Attorney General shall only recommend a candidate who has been classified as “Recommended” or “Highly Recommended” to the Lieutenant Governor in Council to fill a justice of the peace vacancy. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Transition (13) Despite this section, subsections 2.1 (2) and (12) to (18) of this Act, as they read immediately before the day section 2 of Schedule 8 to the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020
came into force, continue to apply to any vacancy that was advertised by the Committee before that day. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2020, c. 18, Sched. 8, s. 2 - 14/08/2020 Transitional matters re Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee