sec.204Use of criminal history information

### sec.204 Use of criminal history information This section is about the use of criminal history information. Criminal history information is information about the criminal history of an authorised person obtained under section 202 or 203 . The department’s chief executive may make guidelines for dealing with criminal history information to ensure— natural justice is afforded to the authorised persons to whom the criminal history information relates; and only relevant criminal history information is considered in assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a local government related law; and decisions based on criminal history information are made consistently. The chief executive officer must comply with the guidelines. A person who has, or will have, a duty to disclose under section 202 may request a copy of the guidelines from the department. The chief executive officer must not use criminal history information for any purpose other than for assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a local government related law. Maximum penalty for subsection (6) —100 penalty units. (sec.204-ssec.1) This section is about the use of criminal history information. (sec.204-ssec.2) Criminal history information is information about the criminal history of an authorised person obtained under section 202 or 203 . (sec.204-ssec.3) The department’s chief executive may make guidelines for dealing with criminal history information to ensure— natural justice is afforded to the authorised persons to whom the criminal history information relates; and only relevant criminal history information is considered in assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a local government related law; and decisions based on criminal history information are made consistently. (sec.204-ssec.4) The chief executive officer must comply with the guidelines. (sec.204-ssec.5) A person who has, or will have, a duty to disclose under section 202 may request a copy of the guidelines from the department. (sec.204-ssec.6) The chief executive officer must not use criminal history information for any purpose other than for assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a local government related law. Maximum penalty for subsection (6) —100 penalty units. - (a) natural justice is afforded to the authorised persons to whom the criminal history information relates; and - (b) only relevant criminal history information is considered in assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a local government related law; and - (c) decisions based on criminal history information are made consistently.