sec.57Suitability of person to hold licence

sec.57 Suitability of person to hold licence

In deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence, the local government may have regard to the following matters— whether the applicant has appropriate skills and knowledge to sell safe and suitable food under the licence; whether the applicant has obtained, or can obtain, the services of other persons with appropriate skills and knowledge to sell safe and suitable food under the licence; whether the applicant (or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association’s management committee) has a conviction for a relevant offence, other than a spent conviction; whether the applicant (or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association’s management committee)— held a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law that was suspended or cancelled; or has been refused a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law; anything else relevant to the applicant’s ability to handle or sell safe and suitable food.

• (a) whether the applicant has appropriate skills and knowledge to sell safe and suitable food under the licence;
• (b) whether the applicant has obtained, or can obtain, the services of other persons with appropriate skills and knowledge to sell safe and suitable food under the licence;
• (c) whether the applicant (or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association’s management committee) has a conviction for a relevant offence, other than a spent conviction;
• (d) whether the applicant (or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association’s management committee)— (i) held a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law that was suspended or cancelled; or (ii) has been refused a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law;
• (i) held a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law that was suspended or cancelled; or
• (ii) has been refused a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law;
• (e) anything else relevant to the applicant’s ability to handle or sell safe and suitable food.
• (i) held a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law that was suspended or cancelled; or
• (ii) has been refused a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law;