Health and Wellbeing Queensland Act 2019
sec.44Criminal history report
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sec.44 Criminal history report
This section applies for deciding if a person, under section 20 or 34 — is disqualified from becoming a board member or the chief executive officer; or is disqualified from continuing as a board member or the chief executive officer. The Minister may ask the commissioner of the police service for a written report about the person’s criminal history that includes a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history. However, if subsection (1) (a) applies, the Minister may make the request only if the person has given the Minister written consent for the request. The commissioner must comply with the request. The duty to comply applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. (sec.44-ssec.1) This section applies for deciding if a person, under section 20 or 34 — is disqualified from becoming a board member or the chief executive officer; or is disqualified from continuing as a board member or the chief executive officer. (sec.44-ssec.2) The Minister may ask the commissioner of the police service for a written report about the person’s criminal history that includes a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history. (sec.44-ssec.3) However, if subsection (1) (a) applies, the Minister may make the request only if the person has given the Minister written consent for the request. (sec.44-ssec.4) The commissioner must comply with the request. (sec.44-ssec.5) The duty to comply applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access.
- (a) is disqualified from becoming a board member or the chief executive officer; or
- (b) is disqualified from continuing as a board member or the chief executive officer.