Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 273DA

273DA Information about disciplinary action to be given by chief executive officer

(1) This section applies if—

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

(b) the information is reasonably necessary for the relevant official to make a decision about—

(i) an appointment or continued appointment, or employment or continued employment, of the person by the official; or

(ii) a disciplinary finding, disciplinary action or disciplinary declaration the official is considering in relation to the person under a relevant disciplinary law.

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

(3) In this section—

"disciplinary information" , about a person, means information about the following made or taken against the person under this Act by the chief executive officer—

(a) a current investigation into whether the person should be disciplined;

(b) a finding that the person should be disciplined;

(c) possible disciplinary action under consideration;

(d) disciplinary action, including a disciplinary declaration.

"relevant official" means—

(a) the chief executive of a public sector entity; or

(b) the commissioner of police.