Queensland Numbered Acts

TOW TRUCK ACT 2023 - SECT 139

139 Notice of change in criminal history

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the police commissioner reasonably suspects a person is—

(i) the holder of an accreditation; or

(ii) an executive officer of a corporation that is the holder of an operator accreditation; or

(iii) a partner in a partnership that is the holder of an operator accreditation; and

(b) the person’s criminal history changes.

(2) The police commissioner may notify the chief executive that the person’s criminal history has changed.

(3) The notification must state the following—

(a) the person’s name and any other name the police commissioner believes the person may use or may have used;

(b) the person’s date and place of birth;

(c) whether the change is—

(i) a charge made against the person for an offence; or

(ii) a conviction of the person;

(d) a brief description of the nature of the offence giving rise to the charge or conviction;

(e) any other information prescribed by regulation.

(4) If the person is, or has been, the subject of a control order or registered corresponding control order, the notification must also—

(a) state the details of the order; or

(b) be accompanied by a copy of the order.

(5) The chief executive may confirm the police commissioner’s suspicions under subsection (1) (a) .

(6) For a person who does not have a criminal history, there is taken to be a change in the person’s criminal history if the person acquires a criminal history.

(7) In this section—

"offence" includes alleged offence.