Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Act 2016
sec.70Criminal history report
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sec.70 Criminal history report
To decide if a person is disqualified from becoming or continuing as the chief executive officer or an appointed board member, the Minister may ask the commissioner of the police service for— a written report about the criminal history of the person; and a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history. However, the Minister may make the request only if the person has given the Minister written consent for the request. The commissioner of the police service must comply with the request. However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. The Minister must ensure the report is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested. In this section— criminal history , for a person, means the person’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than spent convictions. (sec.70-ssec.1) To decide if a person is disqualified from becoming or continuing as the chief executive officer or an appointed board member, the Minister may ask the commissioner of the police service for— a written report about the criminal history of the person; and a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history. (sec.70-ssec.2) However, the Minister may make the request only if the person has given the Minister written consent for the request. (sec.70-ssec.3) The commissioner of the police service must comply with the request. (sec.70-ssec.4) However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. (sec.70-ssec.5) The Minister must ensure the report is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested. (sec.70-ssec.6) In this section— criminal history , for a person, means the person’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than spent convictions.
- (a) a written report about the criminal history of the person; and
- (b) a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history.