Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008
sec.19Disqualification from being commissioner or deputy commissioner
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.19
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008.
sec.19 Disqualification from being commissioner or deputy commissioner
A person can not become, or continue as, the commissioner or a deputy commissioner if— the person— is, or has been, convicted of an offence and the conviction is not a spent conviction; or is an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Act , section 9 ; or is a public service employee, a police officer or an employee of the Commonwealth public service; or at any time after 5 years before the commencement of this section, a protection order has been made against the person; or the Minister has received a notice from the child protection chief executive under section 28 advising the Minister that the child protection chief executive considers the person may pose a risk to a child’s safety. Also, a person can not become the commissioner or a deputy commissioner if the person does not consent to the Minister requesting— a report about the person’s criminal history and domestic violence history under section 27 ; or a notice about the person under section 28 . In this section— offence means— an indictable offence; or an offence under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , other than an indictable offence; or an offence under the Liquor Act 1992 , section 168B . (sec.19-ssec.1) A person can not become, or continue as, the commissioner or a deputy commissioner if— the person— is, or has been, convicted of an offence and the conviction is not a spent conviction; or is an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Act , section 9 ; or is a public service employee, a police officer or an employee of the Commonwealth public service; or at any time after 5 years before the commencement of this section, a protection order has been made against the person; or the Minister has received a notice from the child protection chief executive under section 28 advising the Minister that the child protection chief executive considers the person may pose a risk to a child’s safety. (sec.19-ssec.2) Also, a person can not become the commissioner or a deputy commissioner if the person does not consent to the Minister requesting— a report about the person’s criminal history and domestic violence history under section 27 ; or a notice about the person under section 28 . (sec.19-ssec.3) In this section— offence means— an indictable offence; or an offence under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , other than an indictable offence; or an offence under the Liquor Act 1992 , section 168B .
- (a) the person— (i) is, or has been, convicted of an offence and the conviction is not a spent conviction; or (ii) is an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Act , section 9 ; or (iii) is a public service employee, a police officer or an employee of the Commonwealth public service; or
- (i) is, or has been, convicted of an offence and the conviction is not a spent conviction; or