14Investigations, inquiries and determinations in relation to licence or permit applications

14 Investigations, inquiries and determinations in relation to licence or permit applications

14 Investigations, inquiries and determinations in relation to licence or permit applications

If the Commissioner receives an application for a licence or permit, or for the renewal or restoration of a licence, the Commissioner may carry out the investigations or inquiries in relation to the application the Commissioner considers necessary for a proper consideration of the application, including in relation to the following matters—

(a) whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a licence or permit,

(b) whether a close associate of the applicant is a fit and proper person,

(c) whether it would be contrary to the public interest for—

(i) the licence to be granted, renewed or restored, or

(ii) the permit to be granted,

(d) whether the applicant has, within the period of 10 years before the application was made, been convicted in New South Wales or elsewhere, of a disqualifying offence for the type of licence or permit applied for, whether or not the offence is an offence under New South Wales law,

(e) whether the applicant—

(i) is a member of a prescribed criminal organisation, or

(ii) was a member of a prescribed criminal organisation in the 12 months before making the application.

s 14: Am 2017 No 14, Sch 1 [4]–[9]. Subst 2022 No 10, Sch 1[18].