TAFE Queensland Act 2013

This section applies to a person as follows—

a member;

a prospective member;

an employee of TAFE Queensland;

a prospective employee.

The Minister (the requesting authority) may make investigations about a person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) to decide whether the person is disqualified under section 19(1)(a).

TAFE Queensland (also the requesting authority) may make investigations about a person mentioned in subsection (1)(c) or (d) to decide whether the person is an appropriate person for performing, or continuing to perform, the particular duties of the person as an employee of TAFE Queensland.

Without limiting subsection (2) or (3), the requesting authority may ask the commissioner of police for—

a written report about the person’s criminal history; and

a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history.

However, the requesting authority may make the request for a prospective member or prospective employee only if the person has given the requesting authority written consent for the request.

The commissioner of police must comply with the request.

However, the duty to comply applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access.

The requesting authority must ensure the report is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested.