34UChief Commissioner of Police may object to or make representations about licence or transfer applications

34U Chief Commissioner of Police may object to or make representations about licence or transfer applications

(1) The Chief Commissioner of Police may object to a licence application or transfer application on any grounds the Chief Commissioner of Police thinks fit.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Chief Commissioner of Police may object to—

(a) a licence application on the ground that the applicant or an associate of the applicant is not a suitable person to carry on or be associated with a tobacco supply business under a licence; or

(b) a transfer application on the grounds that the proposed transferee or an associate of the proposed transferee is not a suitable person to carry on or be associated with a tobacco supply business under the licence.

(3) An objection under subsection (1) or (2) must—

(a) be made to the Regulator in writing within 21 days after receiving the copy of the application; and

(b) state the reasons applying to each ground of the objection.

The Chief Commissioner of Police is not required to disclose protected information to the Regulator—see section 34ZA(2).

(4) Within 21 days after receiving the copy of the application, the Chief Commissioner of Police may make written representations to the Regulator in addition to or instead of objecting to the application.

S. 34V inserted by No. 51/2024 s. 8.