Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if an individual applies for a licence.
(2) A person is entitled to a licence if the chief executive is satisfied that the person--
(a) is either--
(i) 18 years or more; or
(ii) for a class 2 licence for carrying out the functions of a security equipment installer--an apprentice or trainee security equipment installer; and
(b) for an application for a class 1 licence, other than a security firm licence or restricted licence--has successfully completed an approved training course for carrying out the functions, or the category of functions, of each type of security provider for which the licence is sought; and
(c) is an appropriate person to hold the licence.
(2A) A person is taken to comply with subsection (2)(b) if the chief executive is satisfied the person, within 1 year before the day the person's application for the licence is received by the chief executive, held a licence for carrying out the functions, or the category of functions, of each type of security provider for which the licence is sought.
(3) In deciding whether a person is an appropriate person to hold a licence, the chief executive is limited to considering the matters mentioned in subsections (4) and (5).
(4) In deciding whether a person is an appropriate person to hold a licence, the chief executive must consider the following matters as indicating that the person may not be an appropriate person--
(a) in dealings in which the person has been involved, the person has--
(i) shown dishonesty or lack of integrity; or
(ii) used harassing tactics;
(b) the person associates with a criminal in a way that indicates involvement in unlawful activity;
(c) the person has taken advantage, as a debtor, of the laws of bankruptcy;
(d) the person has been convicted of an offence in Queensland or elsewhere for which a conviction has been recorded, including an offence to which the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, section 6 applies;
(e) an unrecorded finding of guilt has been made against the person in relation to a relevant offence and has not been quashed or set aside by a court;
(f) investigative information about the person in relation to a disqualifying offence that indicates either or both of the following--
(i) the person is a risk to public safety;
(ii) the holding of a licence by the person would be contrary to the public interest;
(g) any other information indicating the granting of the licence to the person would be contrary to the public interest.
(5) A person is not an appropriate person to hold a licence if the person, within 10 years of applying for a licence, has been convicted of a disqualifying offence.
(6) In this section--
apprentice or trainee means an apprentice or trainee within the meaning of the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000.