Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017
sec.44Inquiries about whether persons are fit and proper and financially viable
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sec.44 Inquiries about whether persons are fit and proper and financially viable
The chief executive may make inquiries about a person for deciding— if the person is an applicant or licensee—whether the person is a fit and proper person to provide labour hire services; or if the person is a licensee—whether the business to which the person’s licence relates is financially viable. Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive may ask the commissioner to give the chief executive the following written information about the person— a report about the person’s criminal history; a brief description of the nature of the offence or alleged offence giving rise to a conviction or charge mentioned in the person’s criminal history. The commissioner must comply with the request. The commissioner’s obligation to comply with the request applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. In this section— commissioner means the commissioner of the police service. (sec.44-ssec.1) The chief executive may make inquiries about a person for deciding— if the person is an applicant or licensee—whether the person is a fit and proper person to provide labour hire services; or if the person is a licensee—whether the business to which the person’s licence relates is financially viable. (sec.44-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive may ask the commissioner to give the chief executive the following written information about the person— a report about the person’s criminal history; a brief description of the nature of the offence or alleged offence giving rise to a conviction or charge mentioned in the person’s criminal history. (sec.44-ssec.3) The commissioner must comply with the request. (sec.44-ssec.4) The commissioner’s obligation to comply with the request applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. (sec.44-ssec.5) In this section— commissioner means the commissioner of the police service.
- (a) if the person is an applicant or licensee—whether the person is a fit and proper person to provide labour hire services; or
- (b) if the person is a licensee—whether the business to which the person’s licence relates is financially viable.
- (a) a report about the person’s criminal history;
- (b) a brief description of the nature of the offence or alleged offence giving rise to a conviction or charge mentioned in the person’s criminal history.