Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) On receiving an application under section 69P, the Secretary—
(a) must carry out all investigations and inquiries that the Secretary considers necessary to determine the application; and
(b) may conduct an inspection of the premises that are to be specified in the relevant licence; and
S. 69PA(1)(c) substituted by No. 22/2022 s. 75(1).
(c) must require that an applicant or any associate of the applicant submit to the Secretary a national criminal history check that was undertaken within 6 months of the date it is submitted to the Secretary.
(2) The Secretary must provide a copy of an application made under section 69P and any accompanying documents to the Chief Commissioner of Police.
(3) The Chief Commissioner of Police must—
(a) inquire into and report to the Secretary on any matters concerning the application that the Chief Commissioner of Police believes are appropriate or reasonably necessary; and
(b) inquire into and report to the Secretary on any matters concerning the application that the Secretary requests; and
S. 69PA(3)(c) amended by No. 22/2022 s. 75(2).
(c) within 28 days of receiving the application from the Secretary, notify the Secretary in writing of the Chief Commissioner of Police's decision to support or oppose the issuing of a licence and, subject to section 69U(1), provide the reasons for the decision.
S. 69PA(4) amended by No. 22/2022 s. 75(3).
(4) If the Secretary is notified under subsection (3)(c) that the Chief Commissioner of Police opposes the issuing of a poppy processing licence, the Secretary must refuse to issue the licence.
S. 69PB inserted by No. 13/2014 s. 4.