New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS ACT 1980 - SECT 24

24 Grant of tradesperson’s certificate

(1) Subject to subsection (3) and section 25, on payment of the appropriate fee the Authority shall, when an application is made by an individual for the grant of a tradesperson’s certificate in respect of any class of repair work, grant to the individual a tradesperson’s certificate in respect of that class of repair work.

(1A) The Authority may grant a tradesperson’s certificate in respect of more than 1 class of repair work.

(2) The appropriate fee is $25 or, where some other fee is prescribed, that other fee.

(3) The Authority shall not grant to an individual a tradesperson’s certificate in respect of any class of repair work unless it is satisfied that:

(a) the individual is a fit person to hold a tradesperson’s certificate, and

(b) the individual:

(i) has such qualifications or has passed such examinations as may be prescribed in relation to the tradesperson’s certificate in respect of that class of repair work, or

(ii) has such other qualifications or experience or has passed such other examinations as may be determined by the Authority in relation to the tradesperson’s certificate in respect of that class of repair work.

(4) Without affecting the generality of subsection (3) (a), an individual is not a fit person to be the holder of a tradesperson’s certificate if the Authority has reasonable grounds to believe from information provided by the Commissioner of Police in relation to the individual that:

(a) the individual is a member of, or regularly associates with one or more members of, a declared organisation within the meaning of the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2009 , and

(b) the nature and circumstances of the individual’s relationship with the organisation or its members are such that it could reasonably be inferred that improper conduct that would further the criminal activities of the declared organisation is likely to occur if the individual is granted a certificate.

(5) The Authority is not, under this or any other Act or law, required to give any reasons for not granting a certificate because of subsection (4) to the extent that the giving of those reasons would disclose any criminal intelligence.