16BProhibition from making application for licence

16B Prohibition from making application for licence

16B Prohibition from making application for licence

(1) The Commissioner may prohibit a person from making an application for a licence if—

(a) the person makes an application for a licence, and

(b) in considering the application, the Commissioner—

(i) is not satisfied the person is a fit and proper person to hold the class of licence sought, or

(ii) considers the grant of the licence would be contrary to the public interest.

(2) The Commissioner must give the person written notice of the prohibition.

(3) The person is prohibited from making an application for a licence while the prohibition is in force against the person.

(4) The prohibition—

(a) remains in force for 2 years, and

(b) commences—

(i) when the person is given the notice, or

(ii) if the person seeks a review of the decision to refuse the application—when the review and any related appeals are finally determined.

(5) If a review or appeal overturns the decision to refuse the application, the prohibition is taken never to have been in force against the person.

s 16B: Ins 2022 No 52, Sch 1[20].