Victorian Numbered Acts

ROOMING HOUSE OPERATORS ACT 2016 (NO. 26 OF 2016) - SECT 24

    (1)     Without limiting section 23, in considering a notification made under section 22, the Authority may request the following persons to provide information in relation to the notification—

        (a)     the Director;

        (b)     the Chief Executive Officer of a Council;

        (c)     the Chief Commissioner of Police.

    (2)     If the Authority makes a request to the Director or the Chief Executive Officer of a Council under subsection (1), the Director or Chief Executive Officer of a Council (as the case may be)—

        (a)     may make any inquiries in relation to the notification that the Director or Chief Executive Officer of a Council considers appropriate to enable the proper consideration of the notification; and

        (b)     must give the Authority a report on the results of those inquiries.

    (3)     If the Authority makes a request to the Chief Commissioner of Police under subsection (1), the Chief Commissioner of Police—

        (a)     must make any inquiries in relation to the notification that the Chief Commissioner of Police considers appropriate to enable the proper consideration of the notification; and

        (b)     must give the Authority a report on the results of those inquiries.

    (4)     The Authority may take into account any report received under this section in considering a notification.