New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1996 - SECT 8

8 Eligibility for licence

(1) An individual is eligible to hold a licence only if the Director-General is satisfied that:

(a) he or she is at least 18 years of age, and

(b) he or she is a fit and proper person to hold a licence and each person with whom he or she is in partnership in connection with the business concerned is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, and

(c) he or she is not a disqualified person, and

(d) he or she is not a controlled member of a declared organisation within the meaning of the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2009 .

Note: Controlled members are prohibited from applying for licences-see section 27 of the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2009 .

(2) A corporation is eligible to hold a licence only if the Director-General is satisfied that:

(a) the corporation is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, and

(b) each director of the corporation is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, and

(c) the corporation is not a disqualified person.

(3) If an applicant for a licence has been charged with an offence involving dishonesty, the Director-General may await the outcome of proceedings on the charge before determining the application.