sec.55Criteria for applications—transport licences

### sec.55 Criteria for applications—transport licences In deciding whether an applicant for a transport licence is a suitable person to hold the licence, the chief executive may have regard to the following— how the radioactive substance, to which the application relates, is to be transported by the applicant; the amount of the substance the licensee is to transport at a time; the applicant’s competency in relation to the handling, packing, transportation, storage and delivery of the substance; if the applicant has been convicted of an indictable offence—the nature, and circumstances of the commission, of the offence; whether the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law; the outcome of the security check and criminal history check under division 10 for— the applicant; and if the applicant is a corporation, the nominated person for the applicant; whether the applicant held an Act instrument under this Act, or a similar instrument under the repealed Act or a corresponding law, that was suspended or cancelled; anything else relevant to the security of the radioactive substance to which the application relates; anything else relevant to the following in so far as exposure to radiation is concerned— the health or safety of any person; harm to the environment. For subsection (1) (f) , the chief executive must have regard to whether— a person mentioned in that provision has been convicted of, or charged with, a relevant offence in Queensland or elsewhere; and it is an unacceptable security risk for the person to transport a security enhanced source. s 55 amd 2010 No. 8 s 31 (sec.55-ssec.1) In deciding whether an applicant for a transport licence is a suitable person to hold the licence, the chief executive may have regard to the following— how the radioactive substance, to which the application relates, is to be transported by the applicant; the amount of the substance the licensee is to transport at a time; the applicant’s competency in relation to the handling, packing, transportation, storage and delivery of the substance; if the applicant has been convicted of an indictable offence—the nature, and circumstances of the commission, of the offence; whether the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law; the outcome of the security check and criminal history check under division 10 for— the applicant; and if the applicant is a corporation, the nominated person for the applicant; whether the applicant held an Act instrument under this Act, or a similar instrument under the repealed Act or a corresponding law, that was suspended or cancelled; anything else relevant to the security of the radioactive substance to which the application relates; anything else relevant to the following in so far as exposure to radiation is concerned— the health or safety of any person; harm to the environment. (sec.55-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (f) , the chief executive must have regard to whether— a person mentioned in that provision has been convicted of, or charged with, a relevant offence in Queensland or elsewhere; and it is an unacceptable security risk for the person to transport a security enhanced source. - (a) how the radioactive substance, to which the application relates, is to be transported by the applicant; - (b) the amount of the substance the licensee is to transport at a time; - (c) the applicant’s competency in relation to the handling, packing, transportation, storage and delivery of the substance; - (d) if the applicant has been convicted of an indictable offence—the nature, and circumstances of the commission, of the offence; - (e) whether the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law; - (f) the outcome of the security check and criminal history check under division 10 for— (i) the applicant; and (ii) if the applicant is a corporation, the nominated person for the applicant; - (i) the applicant; and - (ii) if the applicant is a corporation, the nominated person for the applicant; - (g) whether the applicant held an Act instrument under this Act, or a similar instrument under the repealed Act or a corresponding law, that was suspended or cancelled; - (h) anything else relevant to the security of the radioactive substance to which the application relates; - (i) anything else relevant to the following in so far as exposure to radiation is concerned— (i) the health or safety of any person; (ii) harm to the environment. - (i) the health or safety of any person; - (ii) harm to the environment. - (i) the applicant; and - (ii) if the applicant is a corporation, the nominated person for the applicant; - (i) the health or safety of any person; - (ii) harm to the environment. - (a) a person mentioned in that provision has been convicted of, or charged with, a relevant offence in Queensland or elsewhere; and - (b) it is an unacceptable security risk for the person to transport a security enhanced source.