Mental Health Act 2015
223Meaning of eligible person—pt 13.2
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223 Meaning of eligible person—pt 13.2 (1) For this part, a person is an eligible person if— (a) the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the person is a suitable person to hold a licence; and (b) if the person is an individual—the individual has not been involved in a disqualifying act; and (c) if the person is in a partnership that is to operate a private psychiatric facility—each person in the partnership has not been involved in a disqualifying act; and (d) if the person is a corporation—the corporation and each person involved in the management of the corporation has not been involved in a disqualifying act. disqualifying act—a person has been involved in a disqualifying act if the person has in the last 5 years, whether in the ACT or elsewhere— (a) contravened a provision of this Act; or Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). (b) contravened a condition of a licence issued under this Act; or (c) been convicted, or found guilty, of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, or punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year; or (d) been bankrupt or personally insolvent; or Note Bankrupt or personally insolvent—see the Legislation Act, dictionary, pt 1.
(e) been involved in the management of a corporation when the corporation became the subject of a winding-up order or a controller or administrator was appointed.