16Grounds for refusal of licence—offences

16 Grounds for refusal of licence—offences

16 Grounds for refusal of licence—offences

(1) For the Act, section 21(3)(d), the Regulatory Authority must refuse to grant a game hunting licence to a person if, in the 10 years prior to the application for the licence, the person has been found guilty of an offence against any of the following provisions—

(a) the Act, section 16, 18, 27 or 50,

(b) the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, section 2.1 or 2.5,

(c) the Companion Animals Act 1998, section 8(3) or (4), 9(1) or 12(2),

(d) the Crimes Act 1900, section 93G, 93H, 93I or 310J,

(e) the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth, Part 5.3 or 5.4,

(f) the Crown Land Management Act 2016, section 9.5(3),

(g) the Firearms Act 1996, section 7, 7A, 39(1), 40(1), 65, 66, or 68(1),

(h) the Firearms Regulation 2017, clause 30(4) or 32(2) or (3),

(i) the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019, clause 52 or 53,

(j) the Forestry Act 2012, section 68,

(k) the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, section 45, 56, 58Q or 70,

(l) the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2019, clause 11, 14, 23 or 28,

(m) the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979, section 7, 8, 9, 16, 19, 19A, 21 or 23,

(n) the Summary Offences Act 1988, section 11C or 28J,