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sec.74Prosecuting authority must disclose to chief executive committals, convictions and other information
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### sec.74 Prosecuting authority must disclose to chief executive committals, convictions and other information
This section applies if the police commissioner or the director of public prosecutions (a prosecuting authority ) becomes aware that a person—
is a public sector employee in a public sector entity; and
has been charged with a relevant offence.
If the person is committed by a court for trial for a relevant offence, the prosecuting authority must, within 7 days after the committal, give the person’s chief executive a notice including the following information—
the person’s name;
the court;
particulars of the alleged relevant offence;
the date of the committal;
the court to which the person was committed.
If the person is convicted before a court of a relevant offence, the prosecuting authority must, within 7 days after the conviction, give a notice to the person’s chief executive including the following information—
the person’s name;
the court;
particulars of the relevant offence;
the date of the conviction;
the sentence imposed by the court.
If the person is convicted as mentioned in subsection (3) , and the person has appealed against the conviction, and the appeal is finally decided or has otherwise ended, the prosecuting authority must, within 7 days after the decision or the day the appeal otherwise ends, give a notice to the person’s chief executive including the following information—
the person’s name;
particulars of the relevant offence;
the date of the decision or other ending of the appeal;
if the appeal was decided—
the court in which it was decided; and
particulars of the decision.
If the prosecution for the relevant offence ends without the person being convicted of the offence, the prosecuting authority must, within 7 days after the prosecution process ends, give a notice to the person’s chief executive including the following information—
the person’s name;
if relevant, the court in which the prosecution process ended;
particulars of the relevant offence;
the date the prosecution process ended.
For subsection (5) , the prosecution process ends if—
an indictment was presented against the person but a nolle prosequi is entered on the indictment or the person is acquitted; or
the prosecution process otherwise ends.
In this section—
disqualifying offence see the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 16 .
relevant offence means—
an indictable offence; or
a disqualifying offence that is not an indictable offence.
s 74 amd 2024 No. 49 s 130 sch 4 pt 1
(sec.74-ssec.1) This section applies if the police commissioner or the director of public prosecutions (a prosecuting authority ) becomes aware that a person— is a public sector employee in a public sector entity; and has been charged with a relevant offence.
(sec.74-ssec.2) If the person is committed by a court for trial for a relevant offence, the prosecuting authority must, within 7 days after the committal, give the person’s chief executive a notice including the following information— the person’s name; the court; particulars of the alleged relevant offence; the date of the committal; the court to which the person was committed.
(sec.74-ssec.3) If the person is convicted before a court of a relevant offence, the prosecuting authority must, within 7 days after the conviction, give a notice to the person’s chief executive including the following information— the person’s name; the court; particulars of the relevant offence; the date of the conviction; the sentence imposed by the court.
(sec.74-ssec.4) If the person is convicted as mentioned in subsection (3) , and the person has appealed against the conviction, and the appeal is finally decided or has otherwise ended, the prosecuting authority must, within 7 days after the decision or the day the appeal otherwise ends, give a notice to the person’s chief executive including the following information— the person’s name; particulars of the relevant offence; the date of the decision or other ending of the appeal; if the appeal was decided— the court in which it was decided; and particulars of the decision.
(sec.74-ssec.5) If the prosecution for the relevant offence ends without the person being convicted of the offence, the prosecuting authority must, within 7 days after the prosecution process ends, give a notice to the person’s chief executive including the following information— the person’s name; if relevant, the court in which the prosecution process ended; particulars of the relevant offence; the date the prosecution process ended.
(sec.74-ssec.6) For subsection (5) , the prosecution process ends if— an indictment was presented against the person but a nolle prosequi is entered on the indictment or the person is acquitted; or the prosecution process otherwise ends.
(sec.74-ssec.7) In this section— disqualifying offence see the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 16 . relevant offence means— an indictable offence; or a disqualifying offence that is not an indictable offence.
- (a) is a public sector employee in a public sector entity; and
- (b) has been charged with a relevant offence.
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) the court;
- (c) particulars of the alleged relevant offence;
- (d) the date of the committal;
- (e) the court to which the person was committed.
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) the court;
- (c) particulars of the relevant offence;
- (d) the date of the conviction;
- (e) the sentence imposed by the court.
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) particulars of the relevant offence;
- (c) the date of the decision or other ending of the appeal;
- (d) if the appeal was decided— (i) the court in which it was decided; and (ii) particulars of the decision.
- (i) the court in which it was decided; and
- (ii) particulars of the decision.
- (i) the court in which it was decided; and
- (ii) particulars of the decision.
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) if relevant, the court in which the prosecution process ended;
- (c) particulars of the relevant offence;
- (d) the date the prosecution process ended.
- (a) an indictment was presented against the person but a nolle prosequi is entered on the indictment or the person is acquitted; or
- (b) the prosecution process otherwise ends.
- (a) an indictable offence; or
- (b) a disqualifying offence that is not an indictable offence.