14Grounds for finding a person not suitable to hold a permit

#### 14 Grounds for finding a person not suitable to hold a permit 14 Grounds for finding a person not suitable to hold a permit > > (1) A person is not a suitable person to hold a permit if— > > > > > (a) the person is disqualified under this Act from holding the permit, or > > > > > (b) the person (including, if the person is a body corporate, a director of the body corporate) is a natural person who is under 18 years of age, or > > > > > (c) the person (including, if the person is a body corporate, a director of the body corporate) is not a fit and proper person to hold the permit, or > > > > > (d) the person is a mentally incapacitated person, or > > > > > (e) the person has not completed any course of training that may be prescribed by the regulations in respect of the particular permit, or > > > > > (f) the Secretary is of the opinion that the person is not a suitable person to hold the permit. > > > (2) The Secretary may form an opinion that a person is not a suitable person to hold a permit in any one or more of the following circumstances— > > > > > (a) the person (including, if the person is a body corporate, a director of the body corporate) has, within the previous 10 years, been convicted of a relevant offence, > > > > > (b) the person (including, if the person is a body corporate, a director of the body corporate) is an undischarged bankrupt, > > > > > (c) the person is a body corporate that is being wound up, > > > > > (d) the person has contravened a requirement imposed by or under this Act or any other Act or law prescribed by the regulations, > > > > > (e) an equivalent authorisation of the person has been suspended or cancelled (other than at the person’s request) under the law of another Australian jurisdiction, > > > > > (f) the person is disqualified (other than on the grounds of not residing in that jurisdiction or on the grounds that the person is a body corporate) from holding an equivalent authorisation under the law of another Australian jurisdiction, > > > > > (g) a close associate of the person who would not be a fit and proper person to hold the permit exercises a significant influence over the person or the operation and management of the person’s business, > > > > > (h) any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 14:** Am 2019 No 14, Sch 2.19.