5Vetting of members of staff

5 Vetting of members of staff

5 Vetting of members of staff

(1) For the Act, section 74(6), it is a condition of employment that a member of staff consent to—

(a) the Commissioner requesting a public authority or other person or body to disclose vetting information about the member of staff to the Commissioner, and

(b) the public authority or other person or body disclosing the vetting information to the Commissioner.

(2) In deciding whether to terminate the engagement or employment of a member of staff, the Commissioner may have regard to vetting information.

(3) In this section—

public authority has the same meaning as in the Act, section 78A.

vetting information has the same meaning as in the Act, section 78A.