New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsFor the purposes of section 18 (4) of the Act, an application for a licence may be refused if:
(a) any close associate of the applicant has, within the period of 10 years before the application for the licence was made:(i) been refused a licence, or(ii) had his or her licence permanently revoked, or(iii) been the subject of disciplinary action under Division 4 of Part 3 of the Act that resulted in the close associate being disqualified from holding a licence or having his or her licence suspended or permanently revoked, or
(b) the RTA reasonably believes that information given in the licence application is false or misleading.