sec.160Report about person’s criminal history for particular appointments

sec.160 Report about person’s criminal history for particular appointments

To decide whether to recommend to the Governor in Council a person for appointment as a board member under section 132 (1) (c) , MEDQ may ask the commissioner of the police service for— a written report about the person’s criminal history; and a brief description of the circumstances of any conviction mentioned in the criminal history. The commissioner of the police service must comply with a request under subsection (1) . However, MEDQ may make a request about a person under subsection (1) only if the person has given MEDQ written consent for the request. The duty imposed on the commissioner of the police service to comply with the request applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. MEDQ must ensure a report given to MEDQ under this section is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested. MEDQ may delegate its power under this section to an appropriately qualified public service officer. In this section— criminal history , of a person, means the person’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than for a spent conviction. s 160 amd 2019 No. 11 s 231 s ch 1 pt 1 ; 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 4 ; 2025 No. 14 s 43 (sec.160-ssec.1) To decide whether to recommend to the Governor in Council a person for appointment as a board member under section 132 (1) (c) , MEDQ may ask the commissioner of the police service for— a written report about the person’s criminal history; and a brief description of the circumstances of any conviction mentioned in the criminal history. (sec.160-ssec.2) The commissioner of the police service must comply with a request under subsection (1) . (sec.160-ssec.3) However, MEDQ may make a request about a person under subsection (1) only if the person has given MEDQ written consent for the request. (sec.160-ssec.4) The duty imposed on the commissioner of the police service to comply with the request applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. (sec.160-ssec.5) MEDQ must ensure a report given to MEDQ under this section is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested. (sec.160-ssec.6) MEDQ may delegate its power under this section to an appropriately qualified public service officer. (sec.160-ssec.7) In this section— criminal history , of a person, means the person’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than for a spent conviction.

• (a) a written report about the person’s criminal history; and
• (b) a brief description of the circumstances of any conviction mentioned in the criminal history.