Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to the following persons--
(a) an applicant for an authority;
(b) an authority holder;
(c) an employee of an applicant for an authority;
(d) an employee of an authority holder.
(2) The chief inspector may make reasonable inquiries about the person to help in deciding whether the person--
(a) for subsection (1)(a)--is an appropriate person for the grant of an authority; or
(b) for subsection (1)(b)--continues to be an appropriate person to hold an authority; or
(c) for subsection (1)(c)--is an appropriate person to have access to explosives; or
(d) for subsection (1)(d)--continues to be an appropriate person to have access to explosives.
(2A) If the person is an individual, the chief inspector may, for subsection (2), make inquires about the person's identity, character, mental and physical health, and relevant experience and expertise.
(3) In deciding whether the person is an appropriate person, the chief inspector may consider, among other things--
(a) if the person is an individual--
(i) the person's mental and physical health; and
(ii) whether the person has been convicted, in Queensland or elsewhere, of a relevant offence; and
(iii) whether a domestic violence order has been made, in Queensland or elsewhere, against the person at any time; or
(b) if the person is a corporation--
(i) whether the corporation is insolvent under administration; and
(ii) whether the corporation has been convicted, in Queensland or elsewhere, of an offence involving a prescribed activity; and
(iii) whether an executive officer of the corporation would be considered to be an appropriate person under this section.
(4) Also, in deciding whether an applicant for an authority or an authority holder is an appropriate person, the chief inspector must consider whether the person has adequate facilities for the use and handling of explosives.
(5) If asked by the chief inspector, the commissioner must give the chief inspector a written report about--
(a) the person's criminal history; and
(b) any domestic violence order made against the person at any time.
(6) Subsection (5) applies to information about the criminal history or domestic violence order--
(a) that the commissioner has; or
(b) to which the commissioner ordinarily has access through arrangements with the police service of the Commonwealth or another State.
(7) Information required to be supplied under this section may be used only to decide whether the person is an appropriate person for this section or to investigate or prosecute an offence and must not be disclosed for any purpose other than as provided by section 132.
(8) For this section, the chief inspector may--
(a) inspect the facilities mentioned in subsection (4); or
(b) supply information or a document relevant to the person's identity to an officer or member of a State or Commonwealth police service; or
(c) require the person to display an adequate knowledge of safety practices for the use and handling of explosives.
(9) An applicant for an authority is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant fails to allow the inspection under subsection (8)(a) within a stated reasonable time (not less than 28 days after notice of the requirement is given to the applicant).
(10) In this section--
insolvent under administration means an insolvent under administration under the Corporations Act.
prescribed activity means an activity that is or is associated with--
(a) the use, handling or transport of explosives; or
(b) the storage, collection or manufacture of explosives; or
(c) the sale, import or export of explosives.
relevant offence means an offence--
(a) involving a prescribed activity; or
(b) involving violence or threatened violence; or
(c) involving the use, carriage, discharge or possession of a firearm; or
(d) relating to the misuse of drugs.