Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) CASA shall not refuse to grant a licence or certificate except on one or more of the following grounds, namely:
(a) that the applicant has failed to satisfy a requirement prescribed by or specified under these regulations in relation to the grant of the licence or certificate;
(b) that the applicant has made in, or in connection with, the application a statement that was false or misleading in a material particular; or
(ba) that a court has made an order under section 30A of the Act in relation to the applicant; or
(c) in relation to the initial issue of a licence or certificate:
(i) that the applicant was the holder of a licence or certificate that was previously cancelled; or
(ii) that the applicant is not a fit and proper person to have the responsibilities and exercise and perform the functions and duties of a holder of the licence or certificate for which the application was made.
(2) Where CASA makes a decision refusing to grant a licence or a certificate as referred to in subregulation (1), CASA shall, by notice in writing, inform the applicant of the making of that decision and of the grounds for the decision.
(3) This regulation does not apply to a flight crew licence, a special pilot licence, a certificate of validation, a flight crew rating or an aircraft endorsement.
(4) In this regulation:
"aircraft endorsement" has the same meaning as in regulation 5.01.