94Community stores may be assessed

94 Community stores may be assessed

(1) The Secretary may, on the Secretary’s own initiative, require an authorised officer to assess a community store for one or more of the following purposes: (a) deciding whether or not a community store licence is required to be held in relation to a community store (see Division 2A); (b) deciding whether to grant, revoke, vary or impose conditions upon a community store licence (see Division 3). (2) In assessing a community store, an authorised officer must have regard to the following: (a) in the case of an assessment referred to in paragraph (1)(a)—the general objective of promoting food security in an Indigenous community the community store services or may service; (b) in the case of an assessment referred to in paragraph (1)(b)—the assessable matters (see section 93). (3) In assessing a community store, an authorised officer may consult with such persons as the authorised officer considers appropriate. (4) The Secretary may require an authorised officer to assess a community store whether or not an application under section 96 has been made in relation to the community store.