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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.142EObtaining interstate criminal history information about particular persons
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### sec.142E Obtaining interstate criminal history information about particular persons
The chief executive may ask an interstate commissioner for a written statement briefly describing the circumstances of—
each interstate conviction of a relevant person; or
each interstate charge made against a relevant person.
The chief executive and the interstate commissioner may enter into a written arrangement by which information mentioned in subsection (1) is transferred.
Without limiting subsection (2) , the arrangement—
may provide for the electronic transfer of information, including, for example, on a daily basis; and
if the arrangement provides for the electronic transfer of information—must provide for the following—
limitations under this Act on who may access the information;
limitations under this Act on the purposes for which the information may be used.
See also section 142F (2) .
In this section—
interstate charge , made against a person, means a charge against the person for an offence alleged to have been committed by the person against a law of another State or the Commonwealth.
interstate commissioner means the commissioner of a police force or service of another State or the Commonwealth.
interstate conviction , of a person, means a conviction for an offence committed by the person against a law of another State or the Commonwealth, including an interstate spent conviction of the person.
interstate rehabilitation law means a law applying, or that applied, in another State or the Commonwealth, that provides or provided for the same matter as the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 .
interstate spent conviction , of a person, means an interstate conviction of the person that the person is not required to disclose under an interstate rehabilitation law because—
a rehabilitation period prescribed for the conviction under the interstate rehabilitation law has expired; and
the conviction has not been revived under the interstate rehabilitation law.
relevant person means any of the following persons—
an applicant for a certificate of approval who has, or to whom the chief executive proposes to issue, a provisional certificate;
an adult member of the household of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) .
s 142E ins 2022 No. 7 s 55
(sec.142E-ssec.1) The chief executive may ask an interstate commissioner for a written statement briefly describing the circumstances of— each interstate conviction of a relevant person; or each interstate charge made against a relevant person.
(sec.142E-ssec.2) The chief executive and the interstate commissioner may enter into a written arrangement by which information mentioned in subsection (1) is transferred.
(sec.142E-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the arrangement— may provide for the electronic transfer of information, including, for example, on a daily basis; and if the arrangement provides for the electronic transfer of information—must provide for the following— limitations under this Act on who may access the information; limitations under this Act on the purposes for which the information may be used. See also section 142F (2) .
(sec.142E-ssec.4) In this section— interstate charge , made against a person, means a charge against the person for an offence alleged to have been committed by the person against a law of another State or the Commonwealth. interstate commissioner means the commissioner of a police force or service of another State or the Commonwealth. interstate conviction , of a person, means a conviction for an offence committed by the person against a law of another State or the Commonwealth, including an interstate spent conviction of the person. interstate rehabilitation law means a law applying, or that applied, in another State or the Commonwealth, that provides or provided for the same matter as the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 . interstate spent conviction , of a person, means an interstate conviction of the person that the person is not required to disclose under an interstate rehabilitation law because— a rehabilitation period prescribed for the conviction under the interstate rehabilitation law has expired; and the conviction has not been revived under the interstate rehabilitation law. relevant person means any of the following persons— an applicant for a certificate of approval who has, or to whom the chief executive proposes to issue, a provisional certificate; an adult member of the household of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (a) each interstate conviction of a relevant person; or
- (b) each interstate charge made against a relevant person.
- (a) may provide for the electronic transfer of information, including, for example, on a daily basis; and
- (b) if the arrangement provides for the electronic transfer of information—must provide for the following— (i) limitations under this Act on who may access the information; (ii) limitations under this Act on the purposes for which the information may be used. Note— See also section 142F (2) .
- (i) limitations under this Act on who may access the information;
- (ii) limitations under this Act on the purposes for which the information may be used. Note— See also section 142F (2) .
- (i) limitations under this Act on who may access the information;
- (ii) limitations under this Act on the purposes for which the information may be used. Note— See also section 142F (2) .
- (a) a rehabilitation period prescribed for the conviction under the interstate rehabilitation law has expired; and
- (b) the conviction has not been revived under the interstate rehabilitation law.
- (a) an applicant for a certificate of approval who has, or to whom the chief executive proposes to issue, a provisional certificate;
- (b) an adult member of the household of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) .