7Character report

7 Character report

[Section 7 Substituted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 10, Applied:01 Jan 2006]

(1)  [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2011] [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2011] On receipt of an application for a licence, the Director is to require –

(a) the applicant; and

(b) if the applicant is a body corporate, each officer of the applicant –

to have his or her photograph, fingerprints and palm prints taken as directed by the Commissioner of Police.

(2)  [Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2011] On receipt of an application for a licence, the Director is to refer to the Commissioner of Police –

(a) the name of the applicant and, if the applicant is a body corporate, the name of each officer of the applicant; and

(b) [Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2011] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(c) any other information and documentation relating to the application.

(3)  [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2011] [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2011] The Commissioner of Police must inquire into and report to the Director on any matters concerning the application that the Director requests.

(4)  Despite an order of a court or a provision of any Act that would otherwise prevent the disclosure of information, the Commissioner of Police may include that information in the report provided under subsection (3) .

(4A)  Subject to , the Commissioner of Police may use any fingerprints or palm prints obtained from a person under this section –