sec.460Obtaining criminal history information about applicant

sec.460 Obtaining criminal history information about applicant

The Regulator may, by notice, ask an applicant for heavy vehicle accreditation under this Law for written consent for the Regulator to obtain the applicant’s prescribed criminal history. If the applicant does not consent, or withdraws his or her consent, to the Regulator obtaining the applicant’s prescribed criminal history, the application is taken to have been withdrawn. If the applicant gives written consent to the Regulator obtaining the applicant’s prescribed criminal history, the Regulator may ask a police commissioner for a written report about the applicant’s prescribed criminal history. The request may include the following— the applicant’s name and any other name the Regulator believes the applicant may use or may have used; the applicant’s date and place of birth, gender and address. The police commissioner must give the requested report to the Regulator. In this section— prescribed criminal history , of an applicant for heavy vehicle accreditation under this Law, means information about each conviction of the applicant, within the 5 years immediately before the application was made, of— an offence against this Law or a previous corresponding law; or an offence involving fraud or dishonesty punishable on conviction by imprisonment of 6 months or more, whether committed in this jurisdiction or elsewhere. (sec.460-ssec.1) The Regulator may, by notice, ask an applicant for heavy vehicle accreditation under this Law for written consent for the Regulator to obtain the applicant’s prescribed criminal history. (sec.460-ssec.2) If the applicant does not consent, or withdraws his or her consent, to the Regulator obtaining the applicant’s prescribed criminal history, the application is taken to have been withdrawn. (sec.460-ssec.3) If the applicant gives written consent to the Regulator obtaining the applicant’s prescribed criminal history, the Regulator may ask a police commissioner for a written report about the applicant’s prescribed criminal history. (sec.460-ssec.4) The request may include the following— the applicant’s name and any other name the Regulator believes the applicant may use or may have used; the applicant’s date and place of birth, gender and address. (sec.460-ssec.5) The police commissioner must give the requested report to the Regulator. (sec.460-ssec.6) In this section— prescribed criminal history , of an applicant for heavy vehicle accreditation under this Law, means information about each conviction of the applicant, within the 5 years immediately before the application was made, of— an offence against this Law or a previous corresponding law; or an offence involving fraud or dishonesty punishable on conviction by imprisonment of 6 months or more, whether committed in this jurisdiction or elsewhere.

• (a) the applicant’s name and any other name the Regulator believes the applicant may use or may have used;