11Licence applications

11 Licence applications

11 Licence applications

(1) An application for a licence is to be made to the Commissioner.

(2) An application for a licence may only be made by an individual.

Note.

See Part 5A of the Crimes Act 1900 for offences with respect to the making of false and misleading applications, information and documentation.

(3) An application for a master licence in connection with a body art tattooing business that is owned or operated by or on behalf of a corporation, partnership or trust must be made by an individual nominated by the corporation, partners or trustees to be the premises manager for the purposes of carrying on that business at the premises for which the licence is sought.

(4) An application for a licence may not be made by—

(a) an individual who is under the age of 18 years, or

(b) an individual who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent Australian resident, or

(c) an individual who is a controlled member of a declared organisation.

Note.

Controlled members are prohibited from applying for licences—see section 27 of the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012.

(5) An application for a licence must—

(a) be in the approved form and manner, and

(b) state the full name and residential address of the applicant, and

(b1) in addition to the statement required under section 12, be accompanied by copies of 3 forms of personal identification of an approved kind for each individual identified as a close associate in that statement, and

(c) in the case of a master licence—

(i) specify the address of the proposed licensed premises, and

(ii) specify the names and residential addresses of each staff member employed (or, if no staff members are currently employed, proposed to be employed) to work at the proposed licensed premises, and

(iii) if the business to which the application relates is owned or operated by or on behalf of a corporation, partnership or trust—be accompanied by evidence in the approved form and manner that the applicant has been nominated by the corporation, partners or trustees to be the premises manager, and