Pesticides Act 1999
5BFit and proper persons
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5B Fit and proper persons
5B Fit and proper persons
(1) In determining whether a person is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, the Authority may take into consideration any or all of the following—
(a) whether the person has—
(i) contravened relevant legislation, or
(ii) held a regulatory authorisation that has been suspended or cancelled under relevant legislation,
(b) if the person is a corporation—whether a director or former director of the corporation or a related body corporate has—
(i) contravened relevant legislation, or
(ii) held a regulatory authorisation that has been suspended or cancelled under relevant legislation,
(c) if the person is a corporation—whether a director or former director of the corporation or a related body corporate is or has been the director of another corporation that has—
(i) contravened relevant legislation, or
(ii) held a regulatory authorisation that has been suspended or cancelled under relevant legislation,
(d) the person’s record of compliance with relevant legislation,
(e) if the person is a corporation—the record of compliance with relevant legislation of each director or former director of the corporation or a related body corporate,
(f) whether, in the Authority’s opinion, any dealings of the person with pesticides under a licence will or will not be in the hands of a technically competent person,
(g) whether, in the Authority’s opinion, the person is of good repute, having regard to character, honesty and integrity,
(h) if the person is a corporation—whether, in the Authority’s opinion, each director and former director of the corporation or a related body corporate is of good repute, having regard to character, honesty and integrity,
(i) whether, in the previous 10 years, the person has, in this jurisdiction or another Australian jurisdiction, been convicted of an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or other behaviour the Authority considers would make the person unfit to hold a licence,