Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The Commissioner may –
(a) grant an application for a licence subject to any conditions the Commissioner determines; or
(b) refuse to grant the application.
(2) The Commissioner may refuse to grant an application for a licence if satisfied that –
(a) the applicant –
(i) is not a fit and proper person to hold a licence; or
(ii) has not attained the age of 18 years; or
(iii) does not have the required competency standards; or
(iv) has been convicted of a prescribed offence; or
(v) other than an applicant for an employee licence authorising the undertaking of crowd control activities or security guard activities, is an undischarged bankrupt or a person who has made any arrangement with creditors that have not been completed; or
(vi) is unable to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, that he or she will be actively involved in the activity to be authorised under the licence; or
(b) in the case of a body corporate, the licence would not be granted to an officer of that body; or
(c) the granting of the licence is contrary to the public interest.
(3) In determining whether to grant or refuse an application, the Commissioner is to take into account any information or matter that the Commissioner considers relevant.