Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 142F

142F Use of expanded interstate criminal history

(1) This section applies if, under section 142E , the chief executive obtains the expanded interstate criminal history of a relevant person.

(2) Despite any other provision of this Act, the chief executive—

(a) may use the expanded interstate criminal history only to the extent necessary to assess whether the relevant person poses a risk to a child’s safety; and

(b) must not use the expanded interstate criminal history when considering whether the relevant person is able and willing to protect a child from harm.

(3) In this section—

"expanded interstate criminal history" , of a person, means information about the circumstances of—

(a) every interstate spent conviction of the person within the meaning of section 142E ; or

(b) every interstate charge made against the person within the meaning of section 142E .

"relevant person" see section 142E (4) .