Victorian Current Acts

PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND COMBAT SPORTS ACT 1985 - SECT 6A

    (1)     On receiving an application under section 6 , the Board must give a copy of that application to the Chief Commissioner.

    (2)     Within 28 days of receiving a copy of an application under subsection (1), the Chief Commissioner must give to the Board a written response in accordance with subsection (3).

    (3)     The Chief Commissioner must advise the Board (as appropriate)—

        (a)     if the person who made the application is a prohibited person and specify the circumstances that make the person a prohibited person; or

        (b)     if the Chief Commissioner is of the view that the person who made the application is not a fit and proper person for the purposes of issuing a licence under section 6 and give reasons for that view; or

        (c)     if the Chief Commissioner is of the view that it would not be in the public interest to issue a licence to the person who made the application under section 6 and give reasons for that view; or

        (d)     if the Chief Commissioner has not identified any information that should be considered by the Board before the Board makes a decision under section 6; or

        (e)     if the Chief Commissioner will not be giving the Board any information in relation to the application.

S. 6A(4) amended by No. 28/2024 s. 32(1).

    (4)     The Chief Commissioner may rely on any information, including protected information, the Chief Commissioner considers relevant for the purposes of providing advice to the Board under this section.

S. 6A(5) amended by No. 28/2024 s. 32(2)(a).

    (5)     For the purposes of giving reasons for advice under subsection (3)(b) or (c), the Chief Commissioner may decide, if the advice is wholly or partly based on protected information—

S. 6A(5)(a) amended by No. 28/2024 s. 32(2)(b).

        (a)     to include the protected information in the written response given to the Board and specify in that response which information is protected information; or

        (b)     not to include the protected information in the written response given to the Board and specify in that response that—

              (i)     some or all of the Chief Commissioner's advice is based on protected information; and

              (ii)     to the extent that the advice is based on protected information, reasons will not be given to the Board.

S. 6B inserted by No. 65/2013 s. 6.