Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 789A

(1) This section applies if a police officer knows or reasonably suspects—

(a) a person is the holder of a CCYPCG document; and

(b) any of the following apply to the person—

(i) the person has been charged with a disqualifying offence;

(ii) the person is a relevant disqualified person.

(2) The police officer may require the person to immediately give the CCYPCG document to the police officer.

(3) The person must comply with the requirement under subsection (2), unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(4) A police officer who is given a person's CCYPCG document under subsection (2) must give the person a receipt for the document.

(5) A police officer must give the CCYPCG document to the children's commissioner.

(6) A police officer may retain the CCYPCG document until it is given to the children's commissioner under subsection (5).

(7) For exercising a power under subsection (2), the police officer is taken to be investigating a matter as mentioned in section 19.

(8) In this section—

CCYPCG Act means the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000.

CCYPCG document means—

(a) a positive notice within the meaning of the CCYPCG Act; or

(b) a positive notice blue card within the meaning of the CCYPCG Act; or

(c) a positive exemption notice within the meaning of the CCYPCG Act.

children's commissioner means the Commissioner for Children and Young People and Child Guardian.

disqualifying offence means a disqualifying offence within the meaning of the CCYPCG Act.

relevant disqualified person means a relevant disqualified person within the meaning of the CCYPCG Act.