Queensland Numbered Acts

ARCHITECTS AMENDMENT ACT 2010 No. 18 - SECT 19

Part 2, division 8--

insert--

'(1) This section applies to the following persons (each a relevant person)--

(a) an individual applying for registration as an architect under section 8;

(b) an architect applying for renewal of registration under section 18;

(c) an individual applying for restoration of the person's registration under section 23.

'(2) The board may make inquiries about the relevant person to help in deciding whether the person is, or continues to be, fit to practise as an architect.

'(1) The board may ask the commissioner of the police service for a written report about the criminal history of a relevant person.

'(2) If asked by the board, the commissioner of the police service must give the board a written report about the criminal history of the relevant person.

'(3) The duty imposed on the commissioner of the police service applies only to information in the commissioner's possession or to which the commissioner has access.

'(4) A report mentioned in subsection (2) may only be used for the purposes of this Act and must be destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for those purposes.

'(5) In this section--

relevant person see section 35A(1).'.