Local Government Act 2009

This section is about the use of criminal history information.

Criminal history information is information about the criminal history of an authorised person obtained under section 204A or 204B.

The department’s chief executive may make guidelines for dealing with criminal history information to ensure—

natural justice is afforded to the authorised persons about whom the criminal history information relates; and

only relevant criminal history information is considered in assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a Local Government Act; and

decisions based on criminal history information are made consistently.

The chief executive officer must comply with the guidelines.

A person who has, or will have, a duty to disclose under section 204A may request a copy of the guidelines from the department.

The chief executive officer must not use criminal history information for any purpose other than for assessing the suitability of an authorised person to exercise a power under a Local Government Act.