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Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994
sec.205AInquiries about person’s suitability to conduct examinations or conduct training programs
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### sec.205A Inquiries about person’s suitability to conduct examinations or conduct training programs
The chief executive or the general manager may make inquiries about a person to help in deciding whether—
the person is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to—
conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or
a corporation or unincorporated body for which the person is a nominee is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to—
conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or
a corporation of which the person is an executive officer is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to—
conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive or the general manager may ask the commissioner of the police service for a written report about a person’s criminal history.
For subsection (1A) , the chief executive’s or general manager’s request may include the following information—
the person’s name and any other name the chief executive or general manager believes the person may use or may have used;
the person’s gender and date and place of birth;
details of the person’s driver licence under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ;
details of the application for approval or approval of—
the person; or
the corporation or unincorporated body for which the person is a nominee; or
the corporation of which the person is an executive officer.
The commissioner of the police service must give a written report about a person’s criminal history—
to the chief executive if the chief executive asked the commissioner for the person’s criminal history; or
to the general manager if the general manager asked the commissioner for the person’s criminal history.
Subsection (2) applies to the criminal history in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access.
s 205A ins 2005 No. 49 s 48
amd 2006 No. 21 s 96 ; 2007 No. 6 s 32 (1)–(2) ; 2016 No. 3 s 76 sch 1
(sec.205A-ssec.1) The chief executive or the general manager may make inquiries about a person to help in deciding whether— the person is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to— conduct examinations for issuing licences; or conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or a corporation or unincorporated body for which the person is a nominee is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to— conduct examinations for issuing licences; or conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or a corporation of which the person is an executive officer is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to— conduct examinations for issuing licences; or conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships.
(sec.205A-ssec.1A) Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive or the general manager may ask the commissioner of the police service for a written report about a person’s criminal history.
(sec.205A-ssec.1B) For subsection (1A) , the chief executive’s or general manager’s request may include the following information— the person’s name and any other name the chief executive or general manager believes the person may use or may have used; the person’s gender and date and place of birth; details of the person’s driver licence under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ; details of the application for approval or approval of— the person; or the corporation or unincorporated body for which the person is a nominee; or the corporation of which the person is an executive officer.
(sec.205A-ssec.2) The commissioner of the police service must give a written report about a person’s criminal history— to the chief executive if the chief executive asked the commissioner for the person’s criminal history; or to the general manager if the general manager asked the commissioner for the person’s criminal history.
(sec.205A-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies to the criminal history in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access.
- (a) the person is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to— (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or
- (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
- (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or
- (b) a corporation or unincorporated body for which the person is a nominee is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to— (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or
- (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
- (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or
- (c) a corporation of which the person is an executive officer is a suitable person for approval, or to continue to be approved, to— (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships.
- (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
- (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships.
- (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
- (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or
- (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
- (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships; or
- (i) conduct examinations for issuing licences; or
- (ii) conduct training programs in the operation of Queensland regulated ships.
- (a) the person’s name and any other name the chief executive or general manager believes the person may use or may have used;
- (b) the person’s gender and date and place of birth;
- (c) details of the person’s driver licence under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ;
- (d) details of the application for approval or approval of— (i) the person; or (ii) the corporation or unincorporated body for which the person is a nominee; or (iii) the corporation of which the person is an executive officer.
- (i) the person; or
- (ii) the corporation or unincorporated body for which the person is a nominee; or
- (iii) the corporation of which the person is an executive officer.
- (i) the person; or
- (ii) the corporation or unincorporated body for which the person is a nominee; or
- (iii) the corporation of which the person is an executive officer.
- (a) to the chief executive if the chief executive asked the commissioner for the person’s criminal history; or
- (b) to the general manager if the general manager asked the commissioner for the person’s criminal history.