Fundraising Act 1998
19BDirector may refuse registration in certain cases
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19B Director may refuse registration in certain cases
(1) The Director may refuse to register a person as a fundraiser if, in the opinion of the Director—
(a) the application for registration contains false or misleading information; or
(b) there are significant omissions in the application for registration or the application is incomplete in a significant way; or
(c) the explanation of why the consent of a beneficiary of an intended appeal has not been supplied is not adequate or satisfactory; or
(d) in the case of an intended appeal on behalf of a class of beneficiary, the description of the class is too vague, or the class is insufficiently identified.
(2) The Director may refuse to register a person as a fundraiser if any person named in the application as an appeal manager is not, in the opinion of the Director, a fit and proper person to be associated with a fundraising appeal.
(3) The Director may refuse to register a person as a fundraiser if any associate of the person—
(a) is an insolvent under administration or is an externally-administered body corporate; or
(b) has been found guilty of a disqualifying offence within the 10 years immediately before the application for registration was lodged; or
(c) is not, in the opinion of the Director, a fit and proper person to be associated with a fundraising appeal; or
(d) was an appeal manager for a fundraising appeal within the 10 years immediately before the application for registration was lodged that was conducted by a person who was found guilty of a disqualifying offence within that period.
(4) The Director may refuse to register a person as a fundraiser—
(a) if the application for registration is submitted less than 28 days before the date the person intends to start conducting a fundraising appeal; or
(b) if the person complies with section 18B, if the Director is of the opinion that there are no special circumstances.
S. 19C inserted by No. 70/2001 s. 10, amended by No. 2/2009 s. 12 (ILA s. 39B(1)).