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Local Government Act 2009
sec.175PCriminal history report
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### sec.175P Criminal history report
This section applies if the Minister—
receives a notice from a councillor—
under section 158A in relation to the conviction of the councillor for a disqualifying offence; or
under section 175M ; or
reasonably suspects a councillor has been charged with, or convicted of, a disqualifying offence.
The Minister may ask the police commissioner for a written report about the criminal history of the councillor that includes a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction or charge mentioned in the criminal history.
The police commissioner must comply with the request.
However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the police commissioner’s possession or to which the police commissioner has access.
In this section—
criminal history , of a councillor, includes—
a spent conviction; and
every charge made against the councillor for an offence, in Queensland or elsewhere.
s 175P (prev s 182F) ins 2018 No. 9 s 25A
amd 2019 No. 30 s 113
renum 2019 No. 30 s 115
(sec.175P-ssec.1) This section applies if the Minister— receives a notice from a councillor— under section 158A in relation to the conviction of the councillor for a disqualifying offence; or under section 175M ; or reasonably suspects a councillor has been charged with, or convicted of, a disqualifying offence.
(sec.175P-ssec.2) The Minister may ask the police commissioner for a written report about the criminal history of the councillor that includes a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction or charge mentioned in the criminal history.
(sec.175P-ssec.3) The police commissioner must comply with the request.
(sec.175P-ssec.4) However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the police commissioner’s possession or to which the police commissioner has access.
(sec.175P-ssec.5) In this section— criminal history , of a councillor, includes— a spent conviction; and every charge made against the councillor for an offence, in Queensland or elsewhere.
- (a) receives a notice from a councillor— (i) under section 158A in relation to the conviction of the councillor for a disqualifying offence; or (ii) under section 175M ; or
- (i) under section 158A in relation to the conviction of the councillor for a disqualifying offence; or
- (ii) under section 175M ; or
- (b) reasonably suspects a councillor has been charged with, or convicted of, a disqualifying offence.
- (i) under section 158A in relation to the conviction of the councillor for a disqualifying offence; or
- (ii) under section 175M ; or
- (a) a spent conviction; and
- (b) every charge made against the councillor for an offence, in Queensland or elsewhere.