206Security requirements to be satisfied before person can hold a licence

206 Security requirements to be satisfied before person can hold a licence

(1) For the purposes of section 21A(3)(e) of the Act, the prescribed requirements are—

(a) a security assessment has been received about the person that is not an adverse security assessment within the meaning of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; and

(b) a search of other known information about the person has been made and the Authority is satisfied that the person has not been convicted or found guilty of, and does not have a charge pending for, an offence relating to an act of violence, weapons, terrorism, damage to property, illegal drugs or dishonesty within the last 10 years that in the opinion of the Authority would pose a security risk in relation to that person.

(2) A person is not required to undergo a security assessment if the person has previously successfully undergone a security assessment under the same name for the purposes of—

(a) these Regulations or the Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2016[5]; or

(b) equivalent legislation by a corresponding Authority; or

(c) legislation relating to HCDG in another Australian jurisdiction by a corresponding Authority.

Equivalent legislation is defined in regulation 5(1) and corresponding Authority is defined in section 3(1) of the Act.