sec.12GReports about criminal history and other matters

sec.12G Reports about criminal history and other matters

This section applies in relation to the following persons— an applicant for a security clearance; the holder of a security clearance. The chief inspector may ask the commissioner for a written report about— the person’s criminal history, including a brief description of the nature of any offence giving rise to a conviction or charge mentioned in the person’s criminal history; and whether the person has, at any time, been named as the respondent in a domestic violence order, police protection direction or police protection notice; and whether release conditions have, at any time, been imposed on the person under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 , section 125 . The commissioner must give the report to the chief inspector. However, the report is required to contain only information about the matters mentioned in subsection (2) — in the commissioner’s possession; or to which the commissioner has access. s 12G ins 2019 No. 7 s 24 amd 2025 No. 18 s 55 (sec.12G-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to the following persons— an applicant for a security clearance; the holder of a security clearance. (sec.12G-ssec.2) The chief inspector may ask the commissioner for a written report about— the person’s criminal history, including a brief description of the nature of any offence giving rise to a conviction or charge mentioned in the person’s criminal history; and whether the person has, at any time, been named as the respondent in a domestic violence order, police protection direction or police protection notice; and whether release conditions have, at any time, been imposed on the person under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 , section 125 . (sec.12G-ssec.3) The commissioner must give the report to the chief inspector. (sec.12G-ssec.4) However, the report is required to contain only information about the matters mentioned in subsection (2) — in the commissioner’s possession; or to which the commissioner has access.

• (a) an applicant for a security clearance;
• (b) the holder of a security clearance.
• (a) the person’s criminal history, including a brief description of the nature of any offence giving rise to a conviction or charge mentioned in the person’s criminal history; and
• (b) whether the person has, at any time, been named as the respondent in a domestic violence order, police protection direction or police protection notice; and
• (c) whether release conditions have, at any time, been imposed on the person under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 , section 125 .
• (a) in the commissioner’s possession; or
• (b) to which the commissioner has access.