135   Criminal history check

(1)  A National Board may, at any time, obtain a written report about a registered health practitioner’s criminal history from any of the following—

(a)  CrimTrac;

(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.

(2)  Without limiting subsection (1), a report may be obtained under that subsection—

(a)  to check a statement made by a registered health practitioner in the practitioner’s application for renewal of registration; or

(b)  as part of an audit carried out by a National Board, to check statements made by registered health practitioners.

(3)  A criminal history law does not apply to a report under subsection (1).