Queensland Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SECTOR ACT 2022 - SECT 53

53 Failure to consent to obtaining criminal history

(1) This section applies if the person does not consent, or withdraws the person’s consent, to the chief executive obtaining the person’s criminal history.

(2) If the person is a public sector employee in the public sector entity who is engaged in performing a relevant duty, the chief executive must ensure the person does not perform a relevant duty.

(3) If the person is not a public sector employee in the public sector entity who is engaged in performing a relevant duty, the chief executive is not required to consider the person for the engagement.