Registration of Interest

Organisations who wish to be considered as providers of research services are invited to register their interest. Before we can consider any organisation’s submission, that organisation must register.

Registration must be made on Form A and supported by the information listed in this section.

1. Company profile

• To include details of the organisation’s structure

2. Referees 

• Details of referees who can be contacted

3. Criminal Record Check 

• Form must be completed in pen 
• Sections 1 and 3 MUST be completed by all applicants 
• Applicant MUST sign Section 1 
• Applicant must complete Section 4 if the person does not have a drivers licence or a passport 
• Original must be sent for processing.

Summary of the Clean Slate Act

The Act allows an "eligible individual" to conceal their convictions in certain circumstances. An "Eligible individual" is defined in the Act as an individual who is eligible to have the clean slate scheme apply to them under the Act. Generally, under the scheme, if a person has been convicted of a minor offence, has not re-offended within 7 years, and has paid any fines or costs in full, they are an "eligible individual" and are deemed to have no criminal record for the purposes of any questions asked about their criminal record.

Eligibility 

• Have not been convicted within the last 7 years, or the Court orders that the 7 year period need not be completed 
• Have not been sentenced to a custodial sentence (this includes a community-based sentence) 
• Have not been ordered to be detained in a hospital due to their mental condition (instead of being sentenced) 
• Have paid in full any fines, reparation, costs or compensation ordered by the Court 
• Have not been disqualified from driving indefinitely

Ineligibility 

• A person who does not meet the eligibility criteria 
• A person convicted of a "specified offence" (Crimes Act 1961) 
• A person whose criminal record is necessary for law enforcement purposes, court proceedings, or security-related function of the NZSIS 
• A person applying for a job in certain occupations e.g. judiciary, Police, National Security, or a job that mainly involves the care and protection of children. 
• A person who has made an application of any kind under the Arms Act 1983 where the Police are considering whether that person is fit and proper for the purposes of that application. 
• Where the criminal record is relevant to: 
• An investigation, or associated procedure, into a report of ill-treatment or neglect of a child or young person; or 
• Government department or law enforcement agency research that requires access to criminal history information.

Please send all documentation to:
Corporate Monitoring Unit
Ministry of Fisheries
ASB House
101-103 The Terrace
PO Box 1020
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND


Note:
Written Notification of the receipt of Form A and all attached information will be sent within 7 working days.

Registration of Interest for research is only required once.