Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Prostitution Control Act 1994 - SECT 51

Circumstances in which Authority must refuse approval or renewal application

51. Circumstances in which Authority must refuse approval or renewal
application



(1) The Authority must refuse to approve as a manager of a prostitution
service providing business, or refuse to renew such an approval of, a person
whom it is satisfied-

   (a)  is not of good repute, having regard to character, honesty and
        integrity; or

   (b)  has, within the preceding 5 years, been convicted or found guilty of
        an offence which would be a disqualifying offence if the person were
        applying for a licence; or

   (c)  has, within the preceding 5 years, had a licence granted to him or her
        cancelled under Division 4; or

   (d)  is an associate of a person who has, or of a body corporate which has,
        within the preceding 5 years, been convicted or found guilty of an
        offence referred to in paragraph (b); or

   (e)  is an associate of a body corporate a director or secretary of which
        has, within the preceding 5 years, been convicted or found guilty of
        an offence referred to in paragraph (b); or

   (f)  is an insolvent under administration; or





   (g)  is a represented person within the meaning of the
        Guardianship and Administration Act 1986.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) a person is an associate of another
person if he or she-

   (a)  is a relative (other than an uninvolved relative) of that other
        person; or





   (b)  is a business partner of that other person; or

   (c)  has entered into a business arrangement or relationship with that
        other person in respect of a prostitution service providing business.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) or (e) a person is an associate of a
body corporate if he or she-

   (a)  is a director or secretary of the body corporate or a relative (other
        than an uninvolved relative) of such a director or secretary; or

   (b)  holds or will hold any relevant financial interest, or is or will be
        entitled to exercise any relevant power (whether in his or her own
        right or on behalf of any other person), in the business of the body
        corporate and thereby is able or will be able to exercise a
        significant influence over or with respect to the management or
        operation of that business; or

   (c)  holds or will hold any relevant position (whether in his or her own
        right or on behalf of any other person) in the business of the body
        corporate; or

   (d)  has entered into a business arrangement or relationship with the body
        corporate in respect of a prostitution service providing business.