sec.15Inquiries about applicant’s suitability to hold registration

sec.15 Inquiries about applicant’s suitability to hold registration

The commissioner may inquire about the applicant or an associated person of the applicant to help in deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold registration. If asked by the commissioner, the commissioner of the police service must give the commissioner a report about the criminal history of the applicant or a named associated person of the applicant. Subsection (2) applies to the criminal history— that is in the possession of the commissioner of the police service; or to which the commissioner of the police service ordinarily has access through arrangements with the police service of the Commonwealth or another State. If the criminal history of the applicant or the named associated person includes a conviction recorded against the applicant or the named associated person, the commissioner’s report must be written. Information required to be supplied under this section may be used only to decide whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold registration and must not be disclosed for any purpose other than as provided by section 94 . The commissioner must destroy a report given to the commissioner under this section as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested. s 15 amd 2008 No. 69 s 98 (sec.15-ssec.1) The commissioner may inquire about the applicant or an associated person of the applicant to help in deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold registration. (sec.15-ssec.2) If asked by the commissioner, the commissioner of the police service must give the commissioner a report about the criminal history of the applicant or a named associated person of the applicant. (sec.15-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies to the criminal history— that is in the possession of the commissioner of the police service; or to which the commissioner of the police service ordinarily has access through arrangements with the police service of the Commonwealth or another State. (sec.15-ssec.4) If the criminal history of the applicant or the named associated person includes a conviction recorded against the applicant or the named associated person, the commissioner’s report must be written. (sec.15-ssec.5) Information required to be supplied under this section may be used only to decide whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold registration and must not be disclosed for any purpose other than as provided by section 94 . (sec.15-ssec.6) The commissioner must destroy a report given to the commissioner under this section as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested.

• (a) that is in the possession of the commissioner of the police service; or
• (b) to which the commissioner of the police service ordinarily has access through arrangements with the police service of the Commonwealth or another State.