29Grant or refusal of licences

29 Grant or refusal of licences (1) The Board must consider an application for the grant of a licence and: (a) must grant the application for the licence period it specifies and authorise the issue of the licence for that period; or (b) may, subject to this Division, refuse the application. (2) The Board may require any person to attend before the Board and to furnish to the Board, such documents and such information, either orally or in writing, as it requires.

Agents Licensing Act 1979 20 (2A) For deciding whether an applicant is eligible for the grant of a licence under section 22(1)(c)(iv), the Board may require an assessment of the applicant's competency based on the applicant's qualifications and experience by a registered training organisation as defined in the Training and Skills Development Act 2016. (2B) The applicant must pay for the cost of the assessment. (2C) Subsections (2) and (2A) apply regardless of whether an objection to the grant of the application is lodged. (3) The Board must not refuse an application for the grant of a licence unless: (a) any person refuses or otherwise fails to attend before the Board or to furnish the documents or information required by the Board in accordance with subsection (2); or (b) the applicant for the grant of a licence fails to establish that the applicant is eligible for the grant of the licence; or (c) the application does not comply with the requirements of section 26 or 27, as the case requires; or (d) in the case of an application by a person other than a company or firm, the applicant is a bankrupt, is a person who is, for the time being, taking the benefit of a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors or is a person whose remuneration is, for the time being, assigned for the benefit of the applicant's creditors. (3A) Notwithstanding subsection (3), the Board must refuse an application for the grant of a licence if the Board is not satisfied that the applicant will, when licensed, be carrying on business as a licensed agent within the Territory. (4) Where the Board refuses to grant an application for the grant of a licence, the Board must: (a) record the reasons for its decision; and (b) serve on the applicant, within 7 days after so deciding, notice of its decision; and (c) if the applicant so requests, supply the applicant with a copy of the reasons recorded under paragraph (a).

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