Queensland Consolidated Acts

FARM BUSINESS DEBT MEDIATION ACT 2017 - SECT 60

60 Appropriately qualified and suitable person

(1) When deciding whether the applicant is appropriately qualified to perform the functions of a mediator, the authority must consider—

(a) whether the applicant is an accredited mediator under an accreditation Act or the national mediator accreditation system; and

(b) the applicant’s knowledge about, and experience in, primary industries, business finance and financial management.

(2) When deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to be accredited as a mediator, the authority may consider—

(a) whether the applicant—

(i) has been refused accreditation as a mediator under this Act, an accreditation Act or the national mediator accreditation system; and

(ii) has held accreditation as a mediator that was suspended or cancelled under this Act, an accreditation Act or the national mediator accreditation system; and

(iii) has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an offence that is relevant to the functions of a mediator; and

(b) any other matter the authority considers relevant to the applicant’s ability to perform the functions of a mediator.

(3) The applicant is not a suitable person to be accredited as a mediator if the applicant is—

(a) an insolvent under administration; or

(b) an officer of a Chapter 5 body corporate within the meaning of the Corporations Act , section 9 .