sec.135Chief executive may inquire into applications

### sec.135 Chief executive may inquire into applications The chief executive may, in relation to— an application for, or for the renewal of, a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority; or an application for the consent of the Minister to, or to the renewal of, a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority; inquire into— if the applicant is an individual—the fame, character and suitability of the applicant; or if the applicant is a corporation—the fame, character and suitability of each executive officer of the corporation. The chief executive may obtain— a report from the commissioner of the police service in respect of the criminal history of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, in respect of each executive officer of the corporation; and if the applicant, or an executive officer of a corporation that is an applicant, holds or previously held in another State a relevant lease, licence, permit or other authority—a report from the appropriate authority in the State. A report under subsection (2) (a) must include reference to or disclosure of convictions mentioned in of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , section 6 . In this section— applicant , in relation to an expression of interest, means the person who has submitted to the chief executive the expression of interest. application , for a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority, includes an expression of interest for the lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority. s 135 amd 2003 No. 96 s 28 sch ; 2004 No. 48 s 179 ; 2005 No. 53 s 143 (sec.135-ssec.1) The chief executive may, in relation to— an application for, or for the renewal of, a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority; or an application for the consent of the Minister to, or to the renewal of, a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority; inquire into— if the applicant is an individual—the fame, character and suitability of the applicant; or if the applicant is a corporation—the fame, character and suitability of each executive officer of the corporation. (sec.135-ssec.2) The chief executive may obtain— a report from the commissioner of the police service in respect of the criminal history of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, in respect of each executive officer of the corporation; and if the applicant, or an executive officer of a corporation that is an applicant, holds or previously held in another State a relevant lease, licence, permit or other authority—a report from the appropriate authority in the State. (sec.135-ssec.3) A report under subsection (2) (a) must include reference to or disclosure of convictions mentioned in of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , section 6 . (sec.135-ssec.4) In this section— applicant , in relation to an expression of interest, means the person who has submitted to the chief executive the expression of interest. application , for a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority, includes an expression of interest for the lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority. - (a) an application for, or for the renewal of, a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority; or - (b) an application for the consent of the Minister to, or to the renewal of, a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority; - (c) if the applicant is an individual—the fame, character and suitability of the applicant; or - (d) if the applicant is a corporation—the fame, character and suitability of each executive officer of the corporation. - (a) a report from the commissioner of the police service in respect of the criminal history of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, in respect of each executive officer of the corporation; and - (b) if the applicant, or an executive officer of a corporation that is an applicant, holds or previously held in another State a relevant lease, licence, permit or other authority—a report from the appropriate authority in the State.