18Application for renewal of licence—renewal disqualification criteria

18 Application for renewal of licence—renewal disqualification criteria

(1) The following are the renewal disqualification criteria—

(a) during the period to which the licence relates, a relevant person was convicted or found guilty of—

S. 18(1)(a)(i) amended by No. 7/2022 s. 77(a).

(i) an offence involving fraud, dishonesty, drug cultivation or trafficking, sexual slavery or servitude, child pornography or violence that was punishable by a term of imprisonment of 3 months or more at the time of the conviction or finding of guilt or a sexual offence that was punishable by a term of imprisonment of 3 months or more at the time of the conviction or finding of guilt; or

S. 18(1)(a)(ia) inserted by No. 7/2022 s. 77(b).

(ia) an offence against section 5(1), 6(1), 7(1), 8(1), 9(1), 10(1) or 11(1) of the Sex Work Act 1994 despite its repeal by the Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022; or

S. 18(1)(a)(ii) amended by No. 7/2022 s. 77(c).

(ii) an offence that, if committed in Victoria, would constitute an offence referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ia);

(b) during the period to which the licence relates—

(i) a relevant person became an insolvent under administration; or

(ii) a relevant person became an externally administered corporation under the Corporations Act; or

S. 18(1)(b)(iii) amended by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch. 1 item 44).

(iii) a relevant person became a represented person within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019;

(c) during the period to which the licence relates, the licence of a relevant person (other than the applicant) was cancelled;

(d) during the period to which the licence relates, a relevant person was convicted or found guilty of—

(i) an offence against this Act (other than section 39); or

(ii) in relation to a rooming house, an offence against section 67, 75(2), 176(2), 183, 194(4), 210(1) or (2) or 211 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008; or

(iii) in relation to a rooming house, an offence against any regulations made under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008; or

(iv) an offence against the rooming house provisions; or

(v) in relation to a rooming house, an offence against section 118(1), 221ZZC(1), 221ZZG(1) or (2), 231F(3) or (4) or 246 of the Building Act 1993; or

(vi) in relation to a rooming house, an offence against any regulation made under the in relation to—