59Consideration of applications

59 Consideration of applications (1) The Director must refer any application accepted by the Director to the Commission.

Liquor Act 2019 44 (2) The application must be referred at the later of the following: (a) if no objection is made to the application within the time allowed under section 61 – 7 days after the expiry of the time allowed under that section; (b) if an objection to the application is made within the time allowed under section 61 – the expiry of the period allowed for the applicant's response to the complaint under section 62. (3) When considering an application for a licence or an authority, the Commission must also consider the following: (a) the applicant's affidavit required by section 54; (b) the results of any investigation conducted into the application under section 58; (c) any objection to the application made under section 61; (d) any response provided by the applicant under section 62; (e) the suitability of the premises to be licensed, having regard to any law of the Territory regulating the sale, supply, service or consumption of liquor or the location, construction or facilities of those premises; (f) if the applicant is an individual – the financial stability, general reputation and character of the applicant; (g) if the applicant is a body corporate: (i) the financial stability and business reputation of the body corporate; and (ii) the general reputation and character of the secretary and executive officers of the body corporate; (h) if the applicant is a federation of unincorporated bodies: (i) the financial stability and business reputation of each constituent body; and (ii) the general reputation and character of the secretary and executive officers of each constituent body; (i) whether the applicant, including the nominee designated by an applicant, is a fit and proper person to hold a licence;

Liquor Act 2019 45 (j) if the Commission considers it appropriate – whether each associate of the applicant is a fit and proper person to be an associate of a licensee. (4) In assessing whether a person is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, the Commission must have regard to any matters (5) The Commission may require an applicant, including the nominee designated by an applicant, to provide the Commission with the additional documents or information that the Commission considers necessary to make a proper assessment of the application.