Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (ACT) - SECT 79

    (1)     Before deciding an application for registration, a National Board must check the applicant's criminal history.

    (2)     For the purposes of checking an applicant's criminal history, a National Board may obtain a written report about the criminal history of the applicant from any of the following—

        (a)     ACC;

        (b)     a police commissioner;

        (c)     an entity in a jurisdiction outside Australia that has access to records about the criminal history of persons in that jurisdiction.

    (3)     A criminal history law does not apply to a report about an applicant's criminal history under subsection (2).