Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008
sec.145Commission guidelines
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sec.145 Commission guidelines
The commissioner may make guidelines ( commission guidelines ), consistent with this Act— for dealing with information obtained by the commission or the registry under this Act; or to provide guidance to persons about matters relating to the operation of this Act or the commission. The purpose of the guidelines mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is to ensure— natural justice is afforded to the persons about whom the information is obtained; and only relevant information is used in considering a matter to which an agency notice relates; and decisions about relevant persons for an agency notice, based on the relevant information, are made consistently. A commission guideline may be amended or replaced by a later guideline made under this section. The commissioner must give a copy of a commission guideline to a person on request. The commissioner must give a copy of each commission guideline relating to matters about student attendance at schools to— the education chief executive; and the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland Inc.; and Catholic Education Queensland Ltd ACN 689 899 223. s 145 amd 2025 No. 24 s 39ZY (sec.145-ssec.1) The commissioner may make guidelines ( commission guidelines ), consistent with this Act— for dealing with information obtained by the commission or the registry under this Act; or to provide guidance to persons about matters relating to the operation of this Act or the commission. (sec.145-ssec.2) The purpose of the guidelines mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is to ensure— natural justice is afforded to the persons about whom the information is obtained; and only relevant information is used in considering a matter to which an agency notice relates; and decisions about relevant persons for an agency notice, based on the relevant information, are made consistently. (sec.145-ssec.3) A commission guideline may be amended or replaced by a later guideline made under this section. (sec.145-ssec.4) The commissioner must give a copy of a commission guideline to a person on request. (sec.145-ssec.5) The commissioner must give a copy of each commission guideline relating to matters about student attendance at schools to— the education chief executive; and the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland Inc.; and Catholic Education Queensland Ltd ACN 689 899 223.
- (a) for dealing with information obtained by the commission or the registry under this Act; or
- (b) to provide guidance to persons about matters relating to the operation of this Act or the commission.
- (a) natural justice is afforded to the persons about whom the information is obtained; and
- (b) only relevant information is used in considering a matter to which an agency notice relates; and
- (c) decisions about relevant persons for an agency notice, based on the relevant information, are made consistently.