Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014
sec.80Suitability of applicants and subagents
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sec.80 Suitability of applicants and subagents
A person is not a suitable person for registration as a subagent if the person is— a person who has been convicted, in Queensland or elsewhere, within the preceding 5 years of a serious offence; or currently disqualified from holding a licence or being registered as a subagent; or a person the chief executive decides under section 81 is not a suitable person for registration as a subagent. An individual who is not a suitable person can not obtain registration as a subagent. (sec.80-ssec.1) A person is not a suitable person for registration as a subagent if the person is— a person who has been convicted, in Queensland or elsewhere, within the preceding 5 years of a serious offence; or currently disqualified from holding a licence or being registered as a subagent; or a person the chief executive decides under section 81 is not a suitable person for registration as a subagent. (sec.80-ssec.2) An individual who is not a suitable person can not obtain registration as a subagent.
- (a) a person who has been convicted, in Queensland or elsewhere, within the preceding 5 years of a serious offence; or
- (b) currently disqualified from holding a licence or being registered as a subagent; or
- (c) a person the chief executive decides under section 81 is not a suitable person for registration as a subagent.