sec.13Suitability for registration

sec.13 Suitability for registration

The commissioner may grant an application for registration, or renewal of registration, only if the commissioner is satisfied the applicant is a suitable person to hold registration. In deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold registration, the commissioner may have regard to any issue relevant to the applicant’s ability to carry on the business of an inbound tour operator in a competent and ethical way. Also, in deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold registration, the commissioner may have regard to the fact that— an order has been made against the applicant under part 9 ; or the tribunal has made an order against the applicant for a contravention of section 35 (1) ; or the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the FTI Act if the offence is in relation to a matter under this Act, the Fair Trading Act 1989 , the repealed Travel Agents Act 1988 , the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) or a corresponding law within the last 5 years. An offence against the Fair Trading Act 1989 includes an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) which forms part of that Act. s 13 amd 2010 No. 54 s 67 sch ; 2014 No. 30 s 63 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 8 s 176 (sec.13-ssec.1) The commissioner may grant an application for registration, or renewal of registration, only if the commissioner is satisfied the applicant is a suitable person to hold registration. (sec.13-ssec.2) In deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold registration, the commissioner may have regard to any issue relevant to the applicant’s ability to carry on the business of an inbound tour operator in a competent and ethical way. (sec.13-ssec.3) Also, in deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold registration, the commissioner may have regard to the fact that— an order has been made against the applicant under part 9 ; or the tribunal has made an order against the applicant for a contravention of section 35 (1) ; or the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the FTI Act if the offence is in relation to a matter under this Act, the Fair Trading Act 1989 , the repealed Travel Agents Act 1988 , the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) or a corresponding law within the last 5 years. An offence against the Fair Trading Act 1989 includes an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) which forms part of that Act.

• (a) an order has been made against the applicant under part 9 ; or
• (b) the tribunal has made an order against the applicant for a contravention of section 35 (1) ; or
• (c) the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the FTI Act if the offence is in relation to a matter under this Act, the Fair Trading Act 1989 , the repealed Travel Agents Act 1988 , the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) or a corresponding law within the last 5 years.