Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARDS ACT 1989 - SECT 21B

             (1)  The Minister may, by writing, approve a corporation (the applicant ) as a registered automotive workshop if the Minister is satisfied that:

                     (a)  the applicant is a fit and proper person; and

                     (b)  each of the directors, and each officer or shareholder who is in a position to influence the management of the applicant, is a fit and proper person; and

                     (c)  any other criteria prescribed by the regulations are met.

             (2)  The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine guidelines that the Minister may have regard to when deciding whether the criteria in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) are satisfied.

             (3)  The criteria prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) may relate to:

                     (a)  the relationship between the applicant and one or more other corporations; or

                     (b)  the relationship one or more persons have with the applicant and one or more other corporations.

             (4)  Subsection (3) does not limit paragraph (1)(c).

Refusal

             (6)  If the Minister refuses to grant the approval, the Minister must give written notice of the refusal to the applicant. The notice must include a statement of the reasons why the approval was refused.