Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989 - SECT 8A

Consideration of application

8A. Consideration of application





(1) In considering an application for registration or endorsement, the
Authority may-



   (a)  conduct any inquiries it thinks fit;

   (b)  require an applicant to provide any further information that the
        Authority thinks fit in the manner required by the Authority;

   (c)  seek advice and information on the application from any other person
        or body as it thinks fit.

(2) The Authority may engage or appoint any person to assist it in considering
an application.

(3) The Authority may refuse-

   (a)  to register an applicant; or

   (b)  to endorse a registration-

if the applicant for registration or endorsement, as the case may be, does not
provide the further information required within a reasonable time of the
requirement being made.

(4) The Authority is not required to conduct a hearing to determine whether-

   (a)  to register an applicant or refuse to register an applicant; or

   (b)  to endorse a registration or refuse to endorse a registration.