sec.23Criminal history

### sec.23 Criminal history In deciding if a person is a suitable person, the chief executive may have regard to the person’s criminal history including, in particular, any convictions of the person for an offence against a residential services Act or a similar law of another jurisdiction. If an individual has been convicted within the previous 5 years of a disqualifying offence, the chief executive must decide the individual is not a suitable person unless the chief executive is satisfied it would be reasonable to decide otherwise because of the exceptional circumstances of the case. If an individual refuses a request by the chief executive for a signed consent to a criminal history check of the individual, the chief executive must decide the individual is not a suitable person. (sec.23-ssec.1) In deciding if a person is a suitable person, the chief executive may have regard to the person’s criminal history including, in particular, any convictions of the person for an offence against a residential services Act or a similar law of another jurisdiction. (sec.23-ssec.2) If an individual has been convicted within the previous 5 years of a disqualifying offence, the chief executive must decide the individual is not a suitable person unless the chief executive is satisfied it would be reasonable to decide otherwise because of the exceptional circumstances of the case. (sec.23-ssec.3) If an individual refuses a request by the chief executive for a signed consent to a criminal history check of the individual, the chief executive must decide the individual is not a suitable person.