Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (ACCREDITATION OF NON-STATE SCHOOLS) ACT 2001 - SECT 114A

114A Minister’s power to obtain criminal history

(1) The Minister may ask the commissioner of the police service for—

(a) a written report about the criminal history of a member or prospective member (a
"relevant person" ); and

(b) a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the report.

(2) However, the Minister may make the request only if the relevant person has given the Minister written consent for the request.

(3) The commissioner of the police service must comply with the request.

(4) However, subsection (3) applies only in relation to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access.

(5) The Minister must ensure that a report about a relevant person is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained.