Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014
sec.104Investigations about suitability of particular persons
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sec.104 Investigations about suitability of particular persons
This section applies for each of the following persons— an applicant for— the issue, renewal or restoration of a licence; or the grant, renewal or restoration of registration as a subagent; a debt collector; a subagent; a person asking the chief executive to reactivate the person’s deactivated licence; a nominated person mentioned in section 69 (4) . The chief executive may make investigations to help the chief executive decide whether the person is— a suitable person to hold a licence; or a suitable person for registration as a subagent; or suitable to perform a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 ; or a suitable person to open a trust account under the Administration Act , part 2 . For the purpose of investigating a person under subsection (2) , the chief executive may also investigate either or both of the following persons— if the person is a corporation—the corporation’s executive officers; a business associate of the person. (sec.104-ssec.1) This section applies for each of the following persons— an applicant for— the issue, renewal or restoration of a licence; or the grant, renewal or restoration of registration as a subagent; a debt collector; a subagent; a person asking the chief executive to reactivate the person’s deactivated licence; a nominated person mentioned in section 69 (4) . (sec.104-ssec.2) The chief executive may make investigations to help the chief executive decide whether the person is— a suitable person to hold a licence; or a suitable person for registration as a subagent; or suitable to perform a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 ; or a suitable person to open a trust account under the Administration Act , part 2 . (sec.104-ssec.3) For the purpose of investigating a person under subsection (2) , the chief executive may also investigate either or both of the following persons— if the person is a corporation—the corporation’s executive officers; a business associate of the person.
- (a) an applicant for— (i) the issue, renewal or restoration of a licence; or (ii) the grant, renewal or restoration of registration as a subagent;
- (i) the issue, renewal or restoration of a licence; or
- (ii) the grant, renewal or restoration of registration as a subagent;
- (b) a debt collector;
- (c) a subagent;
- (d) a person asking the chief executive to reactivate the person’s deactivated licence;
- (e) a nominated person mentioned in section 69 (4) .
- (i) the issue, renewal or restoration of a licence; or
- (ii) the grant, renewal or restoration of registration as a subagent;
- (a) a suitable person to hold a licence; or
- (b) a suitable person for registration as a subagent; or