47Authority may conduct inquiries and require further information or consent to disclosure of information

47 Authority may conduct inquiries and require further information or consent to disclosure of information

In considering an application for a licence, a variation or renewal of a licence, or in considering information provided under section 34 or changes notified under section 43 or 44, or doing any other thing under this Part in relation to an application or a licence, the Authority may—

(a) conduct any inquiries that it thinks fit; and

(b) require a relevant person in relation to the application or the licence, as the case requires, to do any of the following within a specified time—

S. 47(b)(i) amended by No. 14/2021 s. 34.

(i) provide further information including in relation to the turnover of the business;

(ii) confirm the veracity of any information provided by the relevant person by means of a statutory declaration;

(iii) provide any consent to disclosure of information that the Authority requires for the purpose of performing a check in respect of the relevant person, or in respect of any information included with the application, or in respect of the licence or otherwise, provided by the relevant person;

(iv) provide access to premises at which the labour hire business to which the application or the licence relates will be carried on.