Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) The college must ask the commissioner of police for a written report about the criminal history of an applicant for registration or permission to teach.
(2) Also, the college may ask the commissioner of police for the following information about the applicant--
(a) a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction or charge, for an offence, mentioned in the applicant's criminal history;
(b) information about any investigation relating to the possible commission of a serious offence by the applicant.
(3) For subsections (1) and (2), the college's request may include the following information--
(a) the applicant's name and any other name the college believes the applicant may use or have used;
(b) the applicant's gender and date and place of birth.
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the commissioner of police must comply with a request under subsection (1) or (2).
(5) The commissioner of police's obligation to comply with the request applies only to information in the possession of the commissioner or to which the commissioner has access.
(6) The commissioner of police must not give information about an investigation relating to the possible commission of a serious offence by the applicant if--
(a) the commissioner is reasonably satisfied that giving the information--
(i) may prejudice or otherwise hinder an investigation to which the information may be relevant; or
(ii) may lead to the identification of an informant; or
(iii) may affect the safety of a police officer, complainant or other person; or
(b) for an investigation that has been completed--the investigation has not led, and the commissioner is reasonably satisfied it is unlikely to lead, to a reasonable suspicion that the applicant committed a serious offence; or
(c) for an investigation that has not been completed--the commissioner is reasonably satisfied the investigation is unlikely to lead to a reasonable suspicion that the applicant committed a serious offence.
(7) The Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 does not apply to the asking for, or giving of, the information mentioned in subsection (1) or (2).