Western Australian Current Acts

SECURITY AND RELATED ACTIVITIES (CONTROL) ACT 1996 - SECT 52A

52A .         Matters to be taken into account in deciding whether to issue licence

        (1)         In deciding whether, under section 52(1)(c), an applicant is of good character and is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, the licensing officer must take into consideration —

            (a)         the reputation, honesty and integrity of —

                  (i)         the applicant; and

                  (ii)         where the licence is to be held on behalf of a partnership or body corporate, the partners of the partnership and the officers of the body corporate;

                and

            (b)         the reputation, honesty and integrity of people with whom —

                  (i)         the applicant associates; and

                  (ii)         where the licence is to be held on behalf of a partnership or body corporate, the partners of the partnership and the officers of the body corporate associate.

        (2)         A licence can be issued only if the licensing officer is satisfied that to issue the licence to the applicant would not be contrary to the public interest.

        [Section 52A inserted: No. 4 of 2008 s. 36.]