sec.20Disqualification from being local commissioner

sec.20 Disqualification from being local commissioner

A person can not become, or continue as, a local commissioner if— the person— is, or has been, convicted of a serious 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, or has been, the subject of a family responsibilities agreement or a decision of the commission under section 69 (1) (b) ; or a protection order has been made against the person at any time during— 5 years before the person is proposed to be appointed under section 12 (2) ; or the person’s term of appointment; 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 a local 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— serious offence means— a serious violent offence of which an offender is convicted under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161A ; or a serious offence or a disqualifying offence under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , other than an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or an offence under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , other than an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or an offence under the Liquor Act 1992 , section 168B . s 20 amd 2014 No. 28 s 105 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 54 s 5 ; 2024 No. 50 s 140 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 49 s 130 s ch 4 pt 1 (sec.20-ssec.1) A person can not become, or continue as, a local commissioner if— the person— is, or has been, convicted of a serious 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, or has been, the subject of a family responsibilities agreement or a decision of the commission under section 69 (1) (b) ; or a protection order has been made against the person at any time during— 5 years before the person is proposed to be appointed under section 12 (2) ; or the person’s term of appointment; 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.20-ssec.2) Also, a person can not become a local 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.20-ssec.3) In this section— serious offence means— a serious violent offence of which an offender is convicted under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161A ; or a serious offence or a disqualifying offence under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , other than an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or an offence under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , other than an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or an offence under the Liquor Act 1992 , section 168B .