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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.10.2SDefinitions for div 1B
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### sec.10.2S Definitions for div 1B
In this division—
approved agency means—
the ACC; or
a police force or service of the Commonwealth or another State.
s 10.2S def approved agency amd 2016 No. 48 s 18 sch 1 (retro)
child-related employment screening means using information about a person in a way that is authorised or required under a law of another State or the Commonwealth that relates to assessing whether a person poses a risk of harm to children.
criminal history , of a person, means—
the person’s convictions for offences committed in Queensland or elsewhere; and
charges against the person for offences alleged to have been committed in Queensland or elsewhere; and
information about a conviction mentioned in paragraph (a) or a charge mentioned in paragraph (b) , including, for example, a brief description of the circumstances of the conviction or charge.
disability-related employment screening means using information about a person in a way that is authorised or required under a law of another State or the Commonwealth that relates to assessing whether a person poses a risk of harm to people with a disability.
s 10.2S def disability-related employment screening ins 2018 No. 19 s 38
interstate screening unit means an entity, established under a law of another State or the Commonwealth, that is—
prescribed under a regulation; or
prescribed under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth) , section 85ZZGB , 85ZZGC or 85ZZGD .
s 10.2S ins 2009 No. 48 s 66
- (a) the ACC; or
- (b) a police force or service of the Commonwealth or another State.
- (a) the person’s convictions for offences committed in Queensland or elsewhere; and
- (b) charges against the person for offences alleged to have been committed in Queensland or elsewhere; and
- (c) information about a conviction mentioned in paragraph (a) or a charge mentioned in paragraph (b) , including, for example, a brief description of the circumstances of the conviction or charge.
- (a) prescribed under a regulation; or
- (b) prescribed under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth) , section 85ZZGB , 85ZZGC or 85ZZGD .