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Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014
sec.53Chief executive may appoint or refuse to appoint substitute licensee
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### sec.53 Chief executive may appoint or refuse to appoint substitute licensee
The chief executive may decide to appoint or refuse to appoint a nominated person mentioned in section 51 (3) or 52 (4) as a licensee’s substitute licensee.
The chief executive may appoint the nominated person only if the chief executive is satisfied that the person—
is, under division 5 , a suitable person to hold a licence; and
is sufficiently qualified to perform the licensee’s activities during the period of the licensee’s absence; and
if the licensee is required as a condition of the licensee’s licence to hold insurance—is covered by the insurance or holds insurance that complies with the requirements of the condition.
An appointment under this section may be made subject to the conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.
The chief executive must give written notice of the appointment to the licensee and the substitute licensee.
If the chief executive decides to refuse to appoint the nominated person or impose conditions on the appointment, the chief executive must give the licensee an information notice about the decision within 14 days after making the decision.
s 53 amd 2016 No. 62 s 231
(sec.53-ssec.1) The chief executive may decide to appoint or refuse to appoint a nominated person mentioned in section 51 (3) or 52 (4) as a licensee’s substitute licensee.
(sec.53-ssec.2) The chief executive may appoint the nominated person only if the chief executive is satisfied that the person— is, under division 5 , a suitable person to hold a licence; and is sufficiently qualified to perform the licensee’s activities during the period of the licensee’s absence; and if the licensee is required as a condition of the licensee’s licence to hold insurance—is covered by the insurance or holds insurance that complies with the requirements of the condition.
(sec.53-ssec.3) An appointment under this section may be made subject to the conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.
(sec.53-ssec.4) The chief executive must give written notice of the appointment to the licensee and the substitute licensee.
(sec.53-ssec.5) If the chief executive decides to refuse to appoint the nominated person or impose conditions on the appointment, the chief executive must give the licensee an information notice about the decision within 14 days after making the decision.
- (a) is, under division 5 , a suitable person to hold a licence; and
- (b) is sufficiently qualified to perform the licensee’s activities during the period of the licensee’s absence; and
- (c) if the licensee is required as a condition of the licensee’s licence to hold insurance—is covered by the insurance or holds insurance that complies with the requirements of the condition.