Crime and Corruption Act 2001

This section applies if—

the chief executive officer asks a relevant official for disciplinary information that the official has about a person who is or was a relevant employee; and

the information is reasonably necessary for the chief executive officer to make a decision about—

the employment or continued employment of the person as a relevant commission officer; or

a disciplinary finding, disciplinary action or disciplinary declaration the chief executive officer is considering in relation to the person under this Act.

The relevant official must give the disciplinary information to the chief executive officer unless the official is reasonably satisfied that giving the information may prejudice the investigation of a suspected contravention of the law in a particular case.

In this section—disciplinary information, about a person, means information about the following made or taken against the person under a public sector disciplinary law by a relevant official or another entity—

a current investigation into whether the person should be disciplined;

a finding that the person should be disciplined;

possible disciplinary action under consideration;

disciplinary action, including a disciplinary declaration.

the chief executive of a public sector entity; or

the commissioner of police.