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Local Government Act 2009
sec.204CUse of criminal history information
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### sec.204C Use of criminal history information
This section is about the use of criminal history information.
Criminal history information is information about the criminal history of an authorised person obtained under section 204A or 204B .
The department’s chief executive may make guidelines for dealing with criminal history information to ensure—
natural justice is afforded to the authorised persons about whom the criminal history information relates; and
only relevant criminal history information is considered in assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a Local Government Act ; and
decisions based on criminal history information are made consistently.
The chief executive officer must comply with the guidelines.
A person who has, or will have, a duty to disclose under section 204A may request a copy of the guidelines from the department.
The chief executive officer must not use criminal history information for any purpose other than for assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a Local Government Act .
Maximum penalty for subsection (6) —100 penalty units.
s 204C ins 2010 No. 23 s 320
(sec.204C-ssec.1) This section is about the use of criminal history information.
(sec.204C-ssec.2) Criminal history information is information about the criminal history of an authorised person obtained under section 204A or 204B .
(sec.204C-ssec.3) The department’s chief executive may make guidelines for dealing with criminal history information to ensure— natural justice is afforded to the authorised persons about whom the criminal history information relates; and only relevant criminal history information is considered in assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a Local Government Act ; and decisions based on criminal history information are made consistently.
(sec.204C-ssec.4) The chief executive officer must comply with the guidelines.
(sec.204C-ssec.5) A person who has, or will have, a duty to disclose under section 204A may request a copy of the guidelines from the department.
(sec.204C-ssec.6) The chief executive officer must not use criminal history information for any purpose other than for assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a Local Government Act . Maximum penalty for subsection (6) —100 penalty units.
- (a) natural justice is afforded to the authorised persons about whom the criminal history information relates; and
- (b) only relevant criminal history information is considered in assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a Local Government Act ; and
- (c) decisions based on criminal history information are made consistently.