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Public Sector Act 2022
sec.67Failure to consent to obtaining criminal history
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### sec.67 Failure to consent to obtaining criminal history
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 a public sector employee in the public sector entity who is engaged in performing a prescribed duty, the chief executive must ensure the person does not perform a prescribed duty.
If the person is not a public sector employee in the public sector entity who is engaged in performing a prescribed duty, the chief executive is not required to consider the person for the engagement.
(sec.67-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.67-ssec.2) If the person is a public sector employee in the public sector entity who is engaged in performing a prescribed duty, the chief executive must ensure the person does not perform a prescribed duty.
(sec.67-ssec.3) If the person is not a public sector employee in the public sector entity who is engaged in performing a prescribed duty, the chief executive is not required to consider the person for the engagement.