46Grounds for opinion that a person is not a suitable person to carry out work

46 Grounds for opinion that a person is not a suitable person to carry out work

46 Grounds for opinion that a person is not a suitable person to carry out work

The Secretary may form an opinion that a person is not a suitable person to carry out the work for which the person is seeking registration or is registered in one or more of the following circumstances—

(a) the person (including, if the person is a body corporate, a director of the body corporate) has contravened a requirement imposed by or under this Act or a requirement imposed under another Act or law that applies to the work for which registration is sought,

(b) a relevant authorisation of the person has been suspended or cancelled, other than at the person’s request, whether at the time of the person’s application for registration or another time,

(c) the person is disqualified from holding a relevant authorisation, other than on the grounds that the person—

(i) does not reside in the jurisdiction that issues the authorisation, or

(ii) is a body corporate,

(d) a close associate of the person who would not be a fit and proper person to be registered exercises a significant influence over the person or the operation and management of the person’s business,

(e) a circumstance prescribed by the regulations.

s 46: Am 2021 No 23, Sch 1.6[2].