sec.115Suitability of person for accreditation

sec.115 Suitability of person for accreditation

In deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold the accreditation, the chief executive may have regard to the following— whether the applicant has been refused an accreditation under this Act or a similar accreditation under a corresponding law to this Act; whether the applicant held an accreditation under this Act or a similar accreditation under a corresponding law to this Act, that was suspended or cancelled; whether the applicant has a conviction for a relevant offence, other than a spent conviction; whether the applicant would be a suitable person to hold an exhibited animal authority under section 53 (2) ; any other matter the chief executive considers relevant to the applicant’s ability to carry out private assessments or prepare private assessment reports. In this section— conviction includes a finding of guilt, whether or not a conviction is recorded. (sec.115-ssec.1) In deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold the accreditation, the chief executive may have regard to the following— whether the applicant has been refused an accreditation under this Act or a similar accreditation under a corresponding law to this Act; whether the applicant held an accreditation under this Act or a similar accreditation under a corresponding law to this Act, that was suspended or cancelled; whether the applicant has a conviction for a relevant offence, other than a spent conviction; whether the applicant would be a suitable person to hold an exhibited animal authority under section 53 (2) ; any other matter the chief executive considers relevant to the applicant’s ability to carry out private assessments or prepare private assessment reports. (sec.115-ssec.2) In this section— conviction includes a finding of guilt, whether or not a conviction is recorded.

• (a) whether the applicant has been refused an accreditation under this Act or a similar accreditation under a corresponding law to this Act;
• (b) whether the applicant held an accreditation under this Act or a similar accreditation under a corresponding law to this Act, that was suspended or cancelled;
• (c) whether the applicant has a conviction for a relevant offence, other than a spent conviction;
• (d) whether the applicant would be a suitable person to hold an exhibited animal authority under section 53 (2) ;
• (e) any other matter the chief executive considers relevant to the applicant’s ability to carry out private assessments or prepare private assessment reports.