19BDirector may obtain police report for purposes of section 19A

19B Director may obtain police report for purposes of section 19A

[Section 19B Inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 32, Applied:14 Dec 2022]

(1)  For the purposes of a determination under section 19A , the Director may request the person referred to in that section to authorise the Director to obtain reports from –

(a) the Commissioner of Police, in respect of convictions and proceedings taken against the person in this State; and

(b) a person holding an office in another State or a Territory that corresponds to the office of Commissioner of Police in this State, in respect of convictions and proceedings taken against the person in that other State or that Territory; and

(c) the Australian Federal Police, in respect of convictions and proceedings taken against the person in this State.

(2)  For the purposes of making an investigation in relation to the making of determination under section 19A , the Director may refer to the Commissioner of Police –

(a) the name of the person; and

(b) any information and documentation that the Director considers relevant to the investigation.

(3)  The Commissioner of Police must inquire into, and report to the Director on, any matters concerning the person that the Director requests.

(4)  In this section, a reference to a person includes –

(a) in the case of a person who is a partner in a partnership that deals, or intends to deal, in motor vehicles, a reference to each partner in the partnership; and

(b) in the case of a person that is a body corporate, a reference to the chief executive officer and each director of the body corporate.