Queensland Consolidated Acts

FOOD ACT 2006 - SECT 57

In deciding whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence, the local government may have regard to the following matters--

(a) whether the applicant has appropriate skills and knowledge to sell safe and suitable food under the licence;

(b) whether the applicant has obtained, or can obtain, the services of other persons with appropriate skills and knowledge to sell safe and suitable food under the licence;

(c) whether the applicant (or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association's management committee) has a conviction for a relevant offence, other than a spent conviction;

(d) whether the applicant (or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association's management committee)--

(i) held a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law that was suspended or cancelled; or

(ii) has been refused a licence under this Act, the Food Act 1981 or a corresponding law;

(e) anything else relevant to the applicant's ability to handle or sell safe and suitable food.