8Police report for determination of fit and proper person to hold motor vehicle trader licence

8 Police report for determination of fit and proper person to hold motor vehicle trader licence

(1)  In an investigation involving a determination as to whether or not an applicant for a motor vehicle trader licence or a licensed motor vehicle trader is a fit and proper person to hold or to continue to hold a motor vehicle trader licence, the Director may require the applicant or licensed motor vehicle trader to authorise the Director to obtain reports from –

(a) the Commissioner of Police in respect of convictions and proceedings taken against the applicant or licensed motor vehicle trader in this State; and

(b) a person holding an office in another State or a Territory that corresponds to the office of Commissioner of Police in this State in respect of convictions and proceedings taken against the applicant or licensed motor vehicle trader in that other State or that Territory.

(2)  For the purposes of the investigation, the Director may refer to the Commissioner of Police –

(a) the name of the applicant for the motor vehicle trader licence or the name of the licensed motor vehicle trader; and

(b) any information and documentation that the Director considers relevant to the investigation.

(3)  The Commissioner of Police must inquire into, and report to the Director on, any matters concerning the applicant or licensed motor vehicle trader that the Director requests.

(4)  In this section, a reference to an applicant or a licensed motor vehicle trader includes –

(a) in the case of an applicant or licensed motor vehicle trader that is a partner in a partnership that intends to, or does, deal in motor vehicles, a reference to each partner in the partnership; and

(b) in the case of an applicant or licensed motor vehicle trader that is a body corporate, a reference to the chief executive officer and each director of the body corporate.