18Inquiry by Commissioner of Police

18 Inquiry by Commissioner of Police (1) If the Director decides to obtain a criminal history report of an applicant or an applicant's associate, the Director must give to the Commissioner of Police the applicant's or associates signed authority for the release to the Director of details of his or her criminal history. (2) On receiving the signed authority, the Commissioner of Police must give the Director: (a) a written report of the criminal history of the person who signed the authority notwithstanding that part of the criminal history is a spent conviction within the meaning of the Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act 1992; and (b) any other information relating to the character of the person in his or her possession that may assist the Director. (3) In this section, criminal history means the criminal history: (a) that is in the Commissioner of Police's possession; or

Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act 2000 12 (b) that the Commissioner of Police may access through arrangements with the police service of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth, another body politic outside Australia or the International Criminal Police Organization-INTERPOL.