Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive must, when deciding whether a person is a suitable person to obtain registration as a registered employee, consider the following things--
(a) the person's character;
(b) whether the person held a licence or registration under this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law that was suspended or cancelled;
(c) whether an amount has been paid from the fund because the person did, or omitted to do, something that gave rise to the claim against the fund;
(d) whether the person has been disqualified under this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law from being a licensee, an executive officer of a corporation or the holder of a certificate of registration;
(e) whether, within the previous 5 years, the tribunal or the District Court has made an order under this Act against the person because of the person's involvement as a marketeer of residential property;
(f) the person's criminal history;
(g) if the person is affected by bankruptcy action--
(i) the circumstances giving rise to the person being affected by bankruptcy action; and
(ii) whether the person took all reasonable steps to avoid the coming into existence of the circumstances that resulted in the person being affected by bankruptcy action; and
(iii) whether the person is in a position to influence significantly the management of a licensee's business;
(h) whether the person has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law;
(i) whether the person is capable of satisfactorily performing the activities of a registered employee in the category applied for;
(j) whether the person's name appears in the register of disqualified company directors and other officers under the Corporations Act;
Editor's note--
See the Corporations Act, section 1274AA (Register of disqualified company directors and other officers).
(k) another thing the chief executive may consider under this Act.
(2) If the chief executive decides a person is not a suitable person to obtain registration as a registered employee, the chief executive must give the person an information notice within 14 days after the decision is made.
(3) In this section--
fund includes the auctioneers and agents fidelity guarantee fund under the repealed Act.