Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.216Criminal history report
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sec.216 Criminal history report
The chief executive may ask the police commissioner for a written report (a criminal history report ) about the criminal history of a person that includes a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction or allegation mentioned in the criminal history. However, the chief executive may make the request only if— the chief executive is considering whether the person is a fit and proper person in relation to a substance authority or whether to take administrative action in relation to the person; and the person has given the chief executive written consent for the request. 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 commissioner has access. (sec.216-ssec.1) The chief executive may ask the police commissioner for a written report (a criminal history report ) about the criminal history of a person that includes a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction or allegation mentioned in the criminal history. (sec.216-ssec.2) However, the chief executive may make the request only if— the chief executive is considering whether the person is a fit and proper person in relation to a substance authority or whether to take administrative action in relation to the person; and the person has given the chief executive written consent for the request. (sec.216-ssec.3) The police commissioner must comply with the request. (sec.216-ssec.4) However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the police commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access.
- (a) the chief executive is considering whether the person is a fit and proper person in relation to a substance authority or whether to take administrative action in relation to the person; and
- (b) the person has given the chief executive written consent for the request.