Reports about people proposed as police officers or CEOs
90 Reports about people proposed as police officers or CEOs
Without limiting any other function under this Act, the Commission may prepare a report on information available to the Commission about a person proposed to be appointed as —
Commissioner of Police; or
a commissioned police officer, a non‑commissioned police officer, a constable, a special constable or an Aboriginal police liaison officer under the Police Act 1892; or
a chief executive officer.
A report about a person must be given to the person.
A report about a person proposed to be appointed as Commissioner of Police or a commissioned police officer may be given to —
the Minister responsible for the administration of the Police Act 1892; and
any other Minister that the Minister responsible for the administration of the Police Act 1892 considers has a relevant interest in the report.
A report about a person proposed to be appointed as a non‑commissioned police officer or a constable may be given to —
the Commissioner of Police or the Minister responsible for the administration of the Police Act 1892 or both of those persons; and
if the report is given to the Minister responsible for the administration of the Police Act 1892, any other Minister that that Minister considers has a relevant interest in the report.
A report about a person proposed to be appointed as a special constable or an Aboriginal police liaison officer may be given to the Commissioner of Police.
A report about a person proposed to be appointed as a chief executive officer may be given to —
the Public Sector Commissioner; and
any Minister that the Public Sector Commissioner considers has a relevant interest in the report.
Except as provided in this section, the fact that the Commission has given a report under this section, and any details of a report given under this section, must not be disclosed.
[Section 90 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 17; amended: No. 8 of 2008 s. 11(3) and (4); No. 39 of 2010 s. 74(3).]
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