Community Services Act 2007
sec.107Particular police information obtained but not used before commencement
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sec.107 Particular police information obtained but not used before commencement
This section applies if— before the commencement, the police commissioner gave the chief executive a person’s police information under section 108 of the unamended Act; and at the commencement, the chief executive has not, in relation to the police information, made an assessment about the person’s suitability to be, or continue to be, engaged by the department under section 110 of the unamended Act. The chief executive must immediately— destroy the police information; and stop making the assessment. Now see the following in relation to the engagement, or continued engagement, of the person by the department— if the person is engaged in regulated employment—the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 , chapter 7 and the Public Service Act 2008 , chapter 5 , part 6 , division 3A ; otherwise—the Public Service Act 2008 , chapter 5 , part 6 . s 107 prev s 107 om 2010 No. 5 s 73 pres s 107 ins 2010 No. 5 s 77 amd 2010 No. 33 s 117 ; 2014 No. 28 s 105 sch 1 ; 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 (sec.107-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, the police commissioner gave the chief executive a person’s police information under section 108 of the unamended Act; and at the commencement, the chief executive has not, in relation to the police information, made an assessment about the person’s suitability to be, or continue to be, engaged by the department under section 110 of the unamended Act. (sec.107-ssec.2) The chief executive must immediately— destroy the police information; and stop making the assessment. Now see the following in relation to the engagement, or continued engagement, of the person by the department— if the person is engaged in regulated employment—the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 , chapter 7 and the Public Service Act 2008 , chapter 5 , part 6 , division 3A ; otherwise—the Public Service Act 2008 , chapter 5 , part 6 .
- (a) before the commencement, the police commissioner gave the chief executive a person’s police information under section 108 of the unamended Act; and
- (b) at the commencement, the chief executive has not, in relation to the police information, made an assessment about the person’s suitability to be, or continue to be, engaged by the department under section 110 of the unamended Act.
- (a) destroy the police information; and
- (b) stop making the assessment.
- (a) if the person is engaged in regulated employment—the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 , chapter 7 and the Public Service Act 2008 , chapter 5 , part 6 , division 3A ;
- (b) otherwise—the Public Service Act 2008 , chapter 5 , part 6 .