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Evidence Act 1977
sec.103ZZJCriminal history report
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### sec.103ZZJ Criminal history report
This section applies for deciding under section 103ZZH or 103ZZI whether a person is suitable to give expert evidence under this division.
The chief executive may ask the police commissioner 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 chief executive may make the request only if the person has given the chief executive written consent for the request.
The police commissioner must comply with the request.
However, the duty to comply applies only in relation to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access.
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 spent convictions.
s 103ZZJ ins 2024 No. 5 s 59
amd 2024 No. 48 s 36
(sec.103ZZJ-ssec.1) This section applies for deciding under section 103ZZH or 103ZZI whether a person is suitable to give expert evidence under this division.
(sec.103ZZJ-ssec.2) The chief executive may ask the police commissioner 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.103ZZJ-ssec.3) However, the chief executive may make the request only if the person has given the chief executive written consent for the request.
(sec.103ZZJ-ssec.4) The police commissioner must comply with the request.
(sec.103ZZJ-ssec.5) However, the duty to comply applies only in relation to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access.
(sec.103ZZJ-ssec.6) 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 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.