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(b) whether the person held a licence or registration under this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law that was suspended or cancelled;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(d) whether the person has been disqualified under this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law from being a licensee, an executive officer of a corporation or the holder of a certificate of registration;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(h) whether the person has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law;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;
(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fund includes the auctioneers and agents fidelity guarantee fund under the repealed Act.