National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
80ASIC’s power to make a banning order
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80 ASIC’s power to make a banning order
Making a banning order
(1) ASIC may, in writing, make one or more orders (banning orders) against a person:
(a) if ASIC suspends or cancels a licence of the person; or
(b) if the person becomes insolvent; or
(c) for a natural person—if the person is convicted of fraud; or
(d) if the person has:
(i) contravened any credit legislation; or
(ii) been involved in a contravention of a provision of any credit legislation by another person; or
(e) if ASIC has reason to believe that the person is likely to:
(i) contravene any credit legislation; or
(ii) be involved in a contravention of a provision of any credit legislation by another person; or
(f) if ASIC has reason to believe that the person is not a fit and proper person to:
(i) engage in one or more credit activities; or
(ii) perform one or more functions as an officer (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) of another person who engages in credit activities; or
(iii) control another person who engages in credit activities; or
(fa) if ASIC has reason to believe that the person is not adequately trained, or is not competent, to:
(i) engage in one or more credit activities; or
(ii) perform one or more functions as an officer (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) of another person who engages in credit activities; or
(iii) control another person who engages in credit activities; or
(fb) if the person has, at least twice, been linked to a refusal or failure to give effect to a determination made by AFCA (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) relating to a complaint that relates to:
(i) credit activities; or
(ii) a financial services business (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001); or
(fba) if all of the following apply:
(i) an individual who holds a licence, a partner in a partnership, a body corporate or a trustee of a trust is required to pay an amount in accordance with a relevant AFCA determination (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001);
(ii) the CSLR operator (within the meaning of that Act) has paid, under section 1063 of that Act, an amount of compensation for the relevant AFCA determination;
(iii) at the time the payment is made by the CSLR operator, the person is the individual licensee, a partner in the partnership, an officer (within the meaning of that Act) of the body corporate or the trustee of the trust; or