Queensland Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SECTOR ACT 2022 - SECT 300

300 Existing requirements to disclose previous history of serious disciplinary action

(1) This section applies if, before the commencement—

(a) a chief executive of a department proposed to appoint or second a person to, or employ a person in, the department; and

(b) the chief executive required the person, under the repealed Act, section 179A , to disclose to the chief executive particulars of any serious disciplinary action taken against the person; and

(c) the chief executive had not decided whether to appoint, second or employ the person.

(2) From the commencement—

(a) the repealed Act, section 179A , as in force immediately before the commencement, continues to apply in relation to the requirement despite the repeal of that section by this Act; and

(b) the chief executive may use the information disclosed under the requirement in making an assessment about the person’s suitability for the appointment, secondment or employment.