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Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995
54EGrant or refusal of licence
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54E Grant or refusal of licence
(1) On application under section 54C, the commissioner must—
(a) grant a licence; or
(b) refuse to grant a licence.
(2) The commissioner may impose conditions on the grant of a licence.
(3) The conditions that the commissioner may impose are conditions that
the commissioner believes, on reasonable grounds, are necessary in
the public interest.
(4) For the purposes of making a decision under subsection (1) or (2), the
commissioner must have regard to the following:
(a) if the applicant is an individual—whether he or she is an
undischarged bankrupt;
(b) if the applicant is a body corporate—whether it is being wound
up;
(c) whether the applicant has contravened this Act, the Publications
Control Act 1989 or the Business Franchise (“X” Videos)
Act 1990;
(d) whether the applicant has been convicted of an offence
punishable by a fine of at least 100 penalty units or
imprisonment for at least 1 year;
(e) whether the applicant has infringed copyright within the
meaning of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cwlth), part 4 in relation to
a cinematograph film within the meaning of that Act.
(5) In subsection (4) (c) and (d), a reference to an applicant includes, if
the applicant is a body corporate, a reference to any influential person
in relation to the body.
Section 54F
(6) If the commissioner refuses to grant a licence, the commissioner must
refund to the applicant an amount equal to any fee accompanying the
application for the licence.