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Introduction Agents Act 2001
sec.20Entitlement to licence
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### sec.20 Entitlement to licence
The chief executive may grant a licence to an applicant only if the chief executive is satisfied that the applicant is a suitable person to hold the licence.
In deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence, the chief executive must consider whether the applicant or an associated person of the applicant has within the last 5 years—
been convicted of an offence against this Act, the Fair Trading Act 1989 , including the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) forming part of that Act, or a corresponding law; or
breached an undertaking given under this Act to the chief executive; or
breached an undertaking given under the Fair Trading Act 1989 to the commissioner for fair trading appointed under that Act, including an undertaking given under the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) to that commissioner as a regulator under that law.
s 20 amd 2010 No. 54 s 67 sch
(sec.20-ssec.1) The chief executive may grant a licence to an applicant only if the chief executive is satisfied that the applicant is a suitable person to hold the licence.
(sec.20-ssec.2) In deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence, the chief executive must consider whether the applicant or an associated person of the applicant has within the last 5 years— been convicted of an offence against this Act, the Fair Trading Act 1989 , including the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) forming part of that Act, or a corresponding law; or breached an undertaking given under this Act to the chief executive; or breached an undertaking given under the Fair Trading Act 1989 to the commissioner for fair trading appointed under that Act, including an undertaking given under the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) to that commissioner as a regulator under that law.
- (a) been convicted of an offence against this Act, the Fair Trading Act 1989 , including the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) forming part of that Act, or a corresponding law; or
- (b) breached an undertaking given under this Act to the chief executive; or
- (c) breached an undertaking given under the Fair Trading Act 1989 to the commissioner for fair trading appointed under that Act, including an undertaking given under the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) to that commissioner as a regulator under that law.