South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (LIQUOR, GAMBLING AND SECURITY INDUSTRIES) ACT 2005 (NO 22 OF 2005) - SECT 47

47—Insertion of section 9A

After section 9 insert:

9A—Factors to be taken into account in deciding whether to grant application for security agents licence

        (1)         In deciding whether a person is a fit and proper person to hold a security agents licence, or to be the director of a body corporate that is the holder of a security agents licence, the Commissioner must take into consideration—

            (a)         the reputation, honesty and integrity of the person; and

            (b)         the reputation, honesty and integrity of people with whom the person associates.

        (2)         If the Commissioner of Police has objected to an application for a security agents licence under section 8A(3), the Commissioner must take into consideration the grounds for the objection when assessing the application.

        (3)         An application for a security agents licence can only be granted if the Commissioner is satisfied that to grant the application would not be contrary to the public interest.