Queensland Numbered Acts

MERIBA OMASKER KAZIW KAZIPA (TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER TRADITIONAL CHILD REARING PRACTICE) ACT 2020 - SECT 45

45 Criminal history report

(1) This section applies for deciding an application for a cultural recognition order if the person the subject of the application is a child.

(2) The commissioner may ask the police commissioner for a written report about a cultural parent’s criminal history that includes a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history.

(3) The police commissioner must comply with the request.

(4) The duty to comply applies only to information the police commissioner has possession of or to which the police commissioner has access.

(5) The commissioner must ensure the report is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested.