3AMatters to be taken into account in deciding whether a natural person is a fit and proper person

3A Matters to be taken into account in deciding whether a natural person is a fit and proper person

[Section 3A Inserted by No. 40 of 2016, s. 5, Applied:17 Oct 2016]

(1)  Without limiting the matters to which the responsible licensing authority may have regard in deciding whether a natural person is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, the responsible licensing authority may have regard to the following:

(a) any conviction of the person for an indictable offence;

(b) any civil penalty (however described) imposed upon the person under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;

(c) any revocation or suspension of a licence or permit (however described) held by the person under a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or another country, being a law relating to the prohibition or regulation of drugs;

(d) the connections and associations that the person has with other persons (including but not limited to the person’s relatives);

(e) the person’s previous business experience;

(f) the capacity of the person to comply with conditions of the licence;

(g) whether the person has a sound and stable financial background or is in financial circumstances that may significantly limit the person’s capacity to comply with his or her obligations under a licence;

(h) whether the person is of good repute, having regard to matters going to their character, honesty and professional and personal integrity;

(i) the person’s history of compliance with this Act.

(2)  Subsection (1)(d) , (e) , (g) and (h) does not apply in relation to a poppy research licence or a poppy grower's licence.