Ministerial and Other Office Holder Staff Act 2010
sec.13CRefusing consent
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sec.13C Refusing consent
This section applies if the person does not consent, or withdraws the person’s consent, to the chief executive obtaining the person’s criminal history. If the person is not employed as a staff member, the chief executive may decide not to consider the person for employment as a staff member. If the person is a staff member, the person’s employing member or, if the person is a ministerial staff member, the Premier, may prevent the person from performing any further relevant duties. For subsection (3) , duties are relevant duties if, because of the nature of the duties, the employing member or Premier considers it may be necessary to have regard to the criminal history of a person who is or will be performing the duties. s 13C ins 2020 No. 25 s 3 (sec.13C-ssec.1) This section applies if the person does not consent, or withdraws the person’s consent, to the chief executive obtaining the person’s criminal history. (sec.13C-ssec.2) If the person is not employed as a staff member, the chief executive may decide not to consider the person for employment as a staff member. (sec.13C-ssec.3) If the person is a staff member, the person’s employing member or, if the person is a ministerial staff member, the Premier, may prevent the person from performing any further relevant duties. (sec.13C-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , duties are relevant duties if, because of the nature of the duties, the employing member or Premier considers it may be necessary to have regard to the criminal history of a person who is or will be performing the duties.