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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.5AA.5Person to be advised of duties of disclosure etc.
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### sec.5AA.5 Person to be advised of duties of disclosure etc.
Before a person, other than an external service provider, is engaged by the service, the commissioner must, if the commissioner considers the terms of the engagement require it—
tell the person—
of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and
that the commissioner may obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and
give the person a copy of the guidelines for dealing with relevant information obtained by the commissioner under this part.
Subsections (3) and (4) apply if the chief executive officer (a relevant CEO ) of another entity becomes aware a person employed or engaged by the entity is an external service provider.
The relevant CEO must—
tell the person—
the person is or, if employed, will be engaged by the service for this part; and
of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and
that the commissioner may—
obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and
disclose relevant information to the relevant CEO under division 4 ; and
give the person a copy of the guidelines issued by the commissioner for dealing with relevant information obtained by the commissioner under this part.
The information required to be given to the person under subsection (3) must be given as soon as practicable after the relevant CEO becomes aware the person is an external service provider.
s 5AA.5 ins 2003 No. 92 s 32
amd 2014 No. 17 s 137 ; 2016 No. 43 s 23 ; 2021 No. 12 s 187
(sec.5AA.5-ssec.1) Before a person, other than an external service provider, is engaged by the service, the commissioner must, if the commissioner considers the terms of the engagement require it— tell the person— of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and that the commissioner may obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and give the person a copy of the guidelines for dealing with relevant information obtained by the commissioner under this part.
(sec.5AA.5-ssec.2) Subsections (3) and (4) apply if the chief executive officer (a relevant CEO ) of another entity becomes aware a person employed or engaged by the entity is an external service provider.
(sec.5AA.5-ssec.3) The relevant CEO must— tell the person— the person is or, if employed, will be engaged by the service for this part; and of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and that the commissioner may— obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and disclose relevant information to the relevant CEO under division 4 ; and give the person a copy of the guidelines issued by the commissioner for dealing with relevant information obtained by the commissioner under this part.
(sec.5AA.5-ssec.4) The information required to be given to the person under subsection (3) must be given as soon as practicable after the relevant CEO becomes aware the person is an external service provider.
- (a) tell the person— (i) of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and (ii) that the commissioner may obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and
- (i) of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and
- (ii) that the commissioner may obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and
- (b) give the person a copy of the guidelines for dealing with relevant information obtained by the commissioner under this part.
- (i) of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and
- (ii) that the commissioner may obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and
- (a) tell the person— (i) the person is or, if employed, will be engaged by the service for this part; and (ii) of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and (iii) that the commissioner may— (A) obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and (B) disclose relevant information to the relevant CEO under division 4 ; and
- (i) the person is or, if employed, will be engaged by the service for this part; and
- (ii) of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and
- (iii) that the commissioner may— (A) obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and (B) disclose relevant information to the relevant CEO under division 4 ; and
- (A) obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and
- (B) disclose relevant information to the relevant CEO under division 4 ; and
- (b) give the person a copy of the guidelines issued by the commissioner for dealing with relevant information obtained by the commissioner under this part.
- (i) the person is or, if employed, will be engaged by the service for this part; and
- (ii) of the person’s duty to disclose relevant information under division 2 ; and
- (iii) that the commissioner may— (A) obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and (B) disclose relevant information to the relevant CEO under division 4 ; and
- (A) obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and
- (B) disclose relevant information to the relevant CEO under division 4 ; and
- (A) obtain and consider relevant information about the person under divisions 3 and 4 ; and
- (B) disclose relevant information to the relevant CEO under division 4 ; and