Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014
sec.103Suitability of collection agents—corporations
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sec.103 Suitability of collection agents—corporations
A corporation is suitable to perform a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 unless— the individual in charge of the corporation’s regulated business is not suitable to perform a debt collection activity under section 102 ; or an individual who is an executive officer of the corporation is not suitable to perform a debt collection activity under section 102 ; or the corporation has been convicted, in Queensland or elsewhere, within the preceding 5 years of a serious offence; or the corporation holds a licence that is suspended; or the corporation held a licence that was cancelled (the first licence ); or the corporation is disqualified from holding a licence or performing a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 . Subsection (1) (e) does not apply if the corporation is issued another licence after the cancellation of the first licence and the other licence has not also been cancelled. (sec.103-ssec.1) A corporation is suitable to perform a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 unless— the individual in charge of the corporation’s regulated business is not suitable to perform a debt collection activity under section 102 ; or an individual who is an executive officer of the corporation is not suitable to perform a debt collection activity under section 102 ; or the corporation has been convicted, in Queensland or elsewhere, within the preceding 5 years of a serious offence; or the corporation holds a licence that is suspended; or the corporation held a licence that was cancelled (the first licence ); or the corporation is disqualified from holding a licence or performing a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 . (sec.103-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (e) does not apply if the corporation is issued another licence after the cancellation of the first licence and the other licence has not also been cancelled.
- (a) the individual in charge of the corporation’s regulated business is not suitable to perform a debt collection activity under section 102 ; or
- (b) an individual who is an executive officer of the corporation is not suitable to perform a debt collection activity under section 102 ; or
- (c) the corporation has been convicted, in Queensland or elsewhere, within the preceding 5 years of a serious offence; or
- (d) the corporation holds a licence that is suspended; or
- (e) the corporation held a licence that was cancelled (the first licence ); or
- (f) the corporation is disqualified from holding a licence or performing a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 .