Pharmacy Business Ownership Act 2024
sec.73Criminal history report
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sec.73 Criminal history report
This section applies if the council is considering whether a person is a fit and proper person to own a pharmacy business under section 72 . The council may ask the commissioner of the police service for a criminal history report about— the person; or a director or shareholder of the person. However, the council may make the request only if the person, director or shareholder has given the council written consent for the request. The commissioner of the police service must comply with the request. However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the possession of the commissioner of the police service or to which the commissioner has access. The council must ensure any information received under this section— is destroyed as soon as practicable after the information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested; and is not used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was requested. Subsection (6) (a) does not apply to the extent the information is part of communication that must be preserved as a public record under the Public Records Act 2023 . an attachment to an email (sec.73-ssec.1) This section applies if the council is considering whether a person is a fit and proper person to own a pharmacy business under section 72 . (sec.73-ssec.2) The council may ask the commissioner of the police service for a criminal history report about— the person; or a director or shareholder of the person. (sec.73-ssec.3) However, the council may make the request only if the person, director or shareholder has given the council written consent for the request. (sec.73-ssec.4) The commissioner of the police service must comply with the request. (sec.73-ssec.5) However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the possession of the commissioner of the police service or to which the commissioner has access. (sec.73-ssec.6) The council must ensure any information received under this section— is destroyed as soon as practicable after the information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested; and is not used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was requested. (sec.73-ssec.7) Subsection (6) (a) does not apply to the extent the information is part of communication that must be preserved as a public record under the Public Records Act 2023 . an attachment to an email
- (a) the person; or
- (b) a director or shareholder of the person.
- (a) is destroyed as soon as practicable after the information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested; and
- (b) is not used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was requested.