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POLICE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 10.2S Definitions for div 1B

POLICE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 10.2S

Definitions for div 1B

10.2S Definitions for div 1B

In this division—


"approved agency" means—

(a) the ACC; or
(b) a police force or service of the Commonwealth or another State.

"child-related employment screening" means using information about a person in a way that is authorised or required under a law of another State or the Commonwealth that relates to assessing whether a person poses a risk of harm to children.


"criminal history" , of a person, means—
(a) the person’s convictions for offences committed in Queensland or elsewhere; and
(b) charges against the person for offences alleged to have been committed in Queensland or elsewhere; and
(c) information about a conviction mentioned in paragraph (a) or a charge mentioned in paragraph (b) , including, for example, a brief description of the circumstances of the conviction or charge.

"disability-related employment screening" means using information about a person in a way that is authorised or required under a law of another State or the Commonwealth that relates to assessing whether a person poses a risk of harm to people with a disability.


"interstate screening unit" means an entity, established under a law of another State or the Commonwealth, that is—
(a) prescribed under a regulation; or
(b) prescribed under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth) , section 85ZZGB , 85ZZGC or 85ZZGD .