8What the Secretary must have regard to (Act, s 12 (2))

8 What the Secretary must have regard to (Act, s 12 (2))

For subsection 12 (2) of the Act, the Secretary must have regard to the following matters when satisfying himself or herself about a matter mentioned in subsection 12 (1) of the Act: (a) whether the applicant, or any person in management and control in relation to the meat export business or proposed meat export business to which the application relates, has ever been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory, for which the maximum penalty is a period of imprisonment or a fine of at least $1,000; (b) whether the applicant or a person in management and control of the business has been charged with an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory, for which the maximum penalty is a period of imprisonment or a fine of at least $1,000; (c) if information in the application or in a document accompanying the application is false or misleading in a material detail—whether the applicant, or any person in management and control, knew, or should have known, that the information was false or misleading; (d) whether the applicant has been accredited by the relevant standards body; (e) if the applicant is an individual—the assets and liabilities of the applicant; (f) whether the applicant or any person in management and control of the business owes, or has ever owed, the Commonwealth any amount by way of a fee, charge or levy payable under a law of the Commonwealth, or by way of penalty for failing to pay such a fee, charge or levy; (g) whether the applicant or any person in management and control of the business has failed to comply with a condition of an export licence, or with an order made or direction given under the Act; (h) whether the applicant or any person in management and control of the business has failed to comply with a condition of a licence of any other kind issued by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, or an authority of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; (i) whether the applicant or any person in management and control of the business has ever been refused an export licence, and if so the reasons for the refusal; (j) whether the applicant or any person in management and control of the business has ever been refused a licence of any other kind by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, or an authority of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, and if so the reasons for the refusal; (k) any other relevant matter known to the Secretary.