15Restrictions on granting licence—general suitability criteria

15 Restrictions on granting licence—general suitability criteria

15 Restrictions on granting licence—general suitability criteria

(1) The Commissioner must refuse to grant an application for a licence if—

(a) the applicant is under 18 years of age, or

(b) the applicant—

(i) is a registrable person or corresponding registrable person within the meaning of the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000, and

(ii) has reporting obligations under that Act, or

(c) the applicant has supplied information—

(i) in, or in connection with, the application, and

(ii) that is, to the applicant’s knowledge, false or misleading in a material particular, or

(d) the applicant is not an Australian citizen or a permanent Australian resident and does not hold—

(i) a visa for which the applicant has been sponsored by the holder of a master licence, or

(ii) a visa for a skilled occupation to which the activities authorised by the proposed licence correspond, or

(e) the applicant is prohibited under section 16B from making the application, or

(f) the Commissioner is not satisfied that the applicant—

(i) is a fit and proper person to hold the class of licence sought by the applicant, having regard to the applicant’s character, honesty and integrity, or

(ii) has the approved competencies and experience, or

(iii) has undertaken and completed the training, assessment and instruction approved for the class of licence sought by the applicant, or

(iv) is competent to carry on the security activity to which the proposed licence relates.

(2)–(2C) (Repealed)

(3) The Commissioner may refuse to grant an application for a licence if the Commissioner considers that the grant of the licence would be contrary to the public interest.