68Procedure for applications for permits

68 Procedure for applications for permits

(1) A person may apply for a permit under this Division in the form and manner approved by the Chief Commissioner.

S. 68(2) substituted by No. 12/2024 s. 27.

(2) An application for a permit must be accompanied by proof of the identity of the applicant in the form approved by the Chief Commissioner, if the Chief Commissioner so requires.

(3) In considering an application for a permit the Chief Commissioner may do any one or more of the following—

(a) take into account any known information about the applicant, that is relevant to the application;

(b) conduct any investigation or make any inquiry that he or she thinks fit;

(c) require an applicant to—

(i) provide any information, relevant to the application and verified by a statutory declaration; or

(ii) produce any document relevant to the application—

that in the opinion of the Chief Commissioner relates to the applicant;

(d) require a full set of the applicant's fingerprints to be provided to the Chief Commissioner if—

(i) there is reasonable doubt as to the identity of the applicant for the permit; and

(ii) proof of the identity of the applicant cannot be obtained by any other reasonable means.

(4) The Chief Commissioner may refuse to issue a permit if a requirement under subsection (3)(c) or (3)(d) is not complied with.

S. 68(5) amended by No. 61/2010 s. 20.

(5) Section 17(3) and (4) applies to the provision of any set of fingerprints under subsection (3)(d).

(6) The Chief Commissioner may issue a permit to a person who has applied for a permit under subsection (1).