Crime Commission Regulation 2022
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4 Security clearances
4 Security clearances
(1) For the Act, section 74(6), it is a condition of employment that a member of staff obtain and maintain—
(a) a security clearance issued by the Commissioner, and
(b) a security clearance issued by the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency that the Commissioner determines is necessary for the position.
(2) A member of staff whose engagement or employment commenced before this Regulation commences is taken to have obtained a security clearance issued by the Commissioner.
(3) In deciding whether to issue or revoke a security clearance, the Commissioner must have regard to the following—
(a) relationships and affiliations that the member of staff, or a person who is connected with the member of staff, has with persons, groups and organisations,
(b) the member of staff’s financial circumstances, including any history of gambling,
(c) the member of staff’s consumption of alcohol and use of drugs, including drugs that are lawfully obtained and used,
(d) the member of staff’s health, including the member of staff’s mental health,
(e) the member of staff’s criminal history, including alleged offences in relation to which the member of staff has not been charged, prosecuted or convicted,
(f) the member of staff’s history of compliance with requirements relating to the security and protection of property, information and other assets to which the member of staff had access—
(i) in the course of the member of staff’s employment or engagement with the Commission, or
(ii) in the course of previous employment, or
(iii) as a contractor providing goods or services to a public authority of the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory,
(g) other matters relevant to assessing the member of staff’s suitability to be granted access to confidential or sensitive information held by the Commission, including personal conduct or other circumstances that may increase the risk of the member of staff being targeted for blackmail, coercion or bribery.