sec.15Inquiries about applicants, licensees and relevant persons

sec.15 Inquiries about applicants, licensees and relevant persons

The chief executive may make inquiries about an applicant for a licence, a licensee or a relevant person for the applicant or licensee to assist in deciding— whether the applicant or licensee is, or continues to be, a fit and proper person to hold the licence; and whether it is contrary to the public interest for the licence to be granted to the applicant or held by the licensee. Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive may ask the commissioner to give the chief executive the following written information about the applicant, licensee or relevant person— a report about the applicant’s, licensee’s or relevant person’s criminal history; a brief description of the nature of the offence giving rise to a conviction or charge mentioned in the applicant’s, licensee’s or relevant person’s criminal history. The commissioner must comply with the request. If the applicant, licensee or relevant person is, or has been, subject to a control order or a registered corresponding control order, the commissioner’s report must— state the details of the order; or be accompanied by a copy of the order. The duty imposed on the commissioner to comply with the request applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. In this section— applicant for a licence includes an applicant for the renewal of a licence. offence includes alleged offence. s 15 sub 2016 No. 62 s 419 (sec.15-ssec.1) The chief executive may make inquiries about an applicant for a licence, a licensee or a relevant person for the applicant or licensee to assist in deciding— whether the applicant or licensee is, or continues to be, a fit and proper person to hold the licence; and whether it is contrary to the public interest for the licence to be granted to the applicant or held by the licensee. (sec.15-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive may ask the commissioner to give the chief executive the following written information about the applicant, licensee or relevant person— a report about the applicant’s, licensee’s or relevant person’s criminal history; a brief description of the nature of the offence giving rise to a conviction or charge mentioned in the applicant’s, licensee’s or relevant person’s criminal history. (sec.15-ssec.3) The commissioner must comply with the request. (sec.15-ssec.4) If the applicant, licensee or relevant person is, or has been, subject to a control order or a registered corresponding control order, the commissioner’s report must— state the details of the order; or be accompanied by a copy of the order. (sec.15-ssec.5) The duty imposed on the commissioner to comply with the request applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. (sec.15-ssec.6) In this section— applicant for a licence includes an applicant for the renewal of a licence. offence includes alleged offence.