246Permanent disqualification from obtaining licence

### 246 Permanent disqualification from obtaining licence > > (1)  [*\[Section 246 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpa@EN) The following are permanently disqualified from obtaining or holding a licence: > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 246 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpb@EN) a person to whom 200 or more demerit points have been allocated consequent on one or more serious convictions; > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 246 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpc@EN) a person who is or has been a partner in a partnership or a major shareholder in a body corporate to which 200 or more demerit points have been allocated consequent on one or more serious convictions; > > > > > > > (c) a partnership or body corporate which has or had a partner or major shareholder– > > > > > > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 246 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpd@EN) to whom 200 or more demerit points have been allocated consequent on one or more serious convictions; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 246 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpe@EN) who has been a partner of another partnership or major shareholder in another body corporate to which 200 or more demerit points have been allocated consequent on one or more serious convictions. > > > (2)  A major shareholder is a person who holds more than 10% of the issued shares in a body corporate. > > > (3)  The Secretary, by notice in writing, must notify a person of – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 246 Subsection (3) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpf@EN) any disqualification under this section; and > > > > > > > (b) the date on which the disqualification takes effect. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 246 Subsection (4) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hph@EN) [*\[Section 246 Subsection (4) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpg@EN) A person must transfer, to a person other than their associate, a licence to which a disqualification under this section relates– > > > > > > (a) within 6 months after receipt of a notice under [subsection (3)](#GS246@Gs3@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) in accordance with [Division 5](#HP4@HD5@EN) of [Part 4](#HP4@EN) . > > > (4A)  [*\[Section 246 Subsection (4A) inserted by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpi@EN) For the purposes of [section 82](#GS82@EN) , a person who is obligated to transfer a licence by [subsection (4)](#GS246@Gs4@EN) is taken to remain the holder of that licence until the transfer is effected. > > > (5)  The Minister must cancel a licence which is not transferred under [subsection (4)](#GS246@Gs4@EN) . > > > (6)  [*\[Section 246 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpj@EN) For the avoidance of doubt, the operation of this section prevails over the operation of [section 246A](#GS246A@EN) . > > > (7)  [*\[Section 246 Subsection (7) inserted by No. 7 of 2007, s. 67, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS67@Hpj@EN) In this section – > > > > > ***associate***, of the transferor of a licence, has the same meaning as in [section 82](#GS82@EN) ; > > > > > ***serious conviction*** means a conviction for an indictable offence tried before the Supreme Court.