Section 9 - Wool, Hide and Skin Dealers Act 2004 - Persons who are not entitled to be issued with a licence

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9 Persons who are not entitled to be issued with a licence

(1) A natural person is not entitled to be issued with a licence if—

(a) the person has a conviction in New South Wales or elsewhere for an offence involving dishonesty that was recorded in the last 10 years, unless the Commissioner has determined under subsection (3) that the offence should be ignored, or

(b) the person is an undischarged bankrupt, or

(c) the person is under 18 years of age, or

(d) the person is a mentally incapacitated person, or

(e) the person is an executive officer of a corporation that is not entitled to be issued with a licence, or

(f) the person is precluded from being granted a licence by a determination made in relation to him or her under section 30, or

(g) the person previously held a licence and breached one or more conditions of that licence, unless the Commissioner has determined under subsection (4) that the breach should be ignored, or

(h) the person is not entitled to be issued with a licence, certificate of registration or other authority under a corresponding law or is the holder of such a licence, certificate of registration or other authority that is suspended, or

(i) the person is in breach of any provision of this Act or the regulations that is prescribed by the regulations as a breach that means a natural person is not entitled to be issued with a licence.

(2) A corporation is not entitled to be issued with a licence if—

(a) none of its employees or directors are licensed, or

(b) it has a conviction in New South Wales or elsewhere for an offence involving dishonesty that was recorded in the last 10 years, unless the Commissioner has determined under subsection (3) that the offence should be ignored, or

(c) it is the subject of a winding up order or for which a controller or administrator has been appointed otherwise than by the corporation, or

(d) it is precluded from being granted a licence by a determination made in relation to the corporation under section 30, or