9Additional grounds for refusing authorisations and manager approvals

9 Additional grounds for refusing authorisations and manager approvals

9 Additional grounds for refusing authorisations and manager approvals

(1) Boarding house licences The Director-General may refuse to grant a boarding house licence to an applicant if—

(a) a previous application by the applicant for a relevant authorisation was refused, or

(b) a relevant authorisation previously held by the applicant was cancelled, revoked or suspended, or

(c) the Director-General is satisfied that the applicant would not, if granted the relevant authorisation, be able to comply with any condition that would be imposed on the authorisation under Division 4.

Note.

Section 46 (2) and (3) of the Act provides for other grounds on which an application for a boarding house licence may or must be refused.

(2) Interim permits The Director-General may refuse to grant a interim permit to an applicant if—

(a) a previous application by the applicant for a relevant authorisation was refused, or

(b) a relevant authorisation previously held by the applicant was cancelled, revoked or suspended, or

(c) the Director-General is of the opinion that—

(i) the applicant or a close associate of the applicant is not a suitable person to be involved in the management or operation of an assisted boarding house, or

(ii) the applicant does not have (or is unlikely to have) the financial capacity to operate the proposed licensed boarding house, or

(iii) the applicant or a close associate of the applicant has committed a serious criminal offence.

(3) Manager approvals The following grounds are prescribed for the purposes of section 61 (2) (b) of the Act—

(a) a previous application by the applicant for a relevant approval was refused, or

(b) a relevant approval previously held by the applicant was cancelled, revoked or suspended, or

(c) the applicant or a close associate of the applicant has committed a serious criminal offence.

Note.

Section 61 (2) (a) of the Act also provides that the Director-General may refuse to grant a manager approval if the Director-General is of the opinion that the applicant is not a suitable person to be involved in the management of an assisted boarding house.