Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL LAW (HISTORICAL HOMOSEXUAL CONVICTIONS EXPUNGEMENT) ACT 2017 - SECT 14

14 Chief executive may request further information or document from applicant

(1) The chief executive may, by notice given to the applicant, ask the applicant for further information or a document the chief executive reasonably requires to decide whether to expunge a conviction or charge the subject of the application.

(2) If the chief executive makes a request under subsection (1) , the chief executive may give the applicant any information or a document about the conviction or charge in the chief executive’s possession or control.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the extent the information or document contains confidential information about a person other than the applicant or eligible person.

(4) If the chief executive makes a request under subsection (1) , the chief executive may make a decision under section 17 to expunge or refuse to expunge the conviction or charge regardless of whether the applicant gives the further information or document requested.

(5) The chief executive may, by notice given to the applicant, ask the applicant to verify by statutory declaration any information or document the applicant gives, or has given, the chief executive.