Customs Act 1901

In deciding whether a natural person is a fit and proper person for the purposes of this Part, the decision‑maker must have regard to:

any conviction of the person of an offence against this Act committed within the 10 years immediately before the decision; and

any conviction of the person of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 1 year or longer:

against another law of the Commonwealth; or

against a law of a State or Territory;

whether the person has been refused a transport security card, or has had such a card suspended or cancelled, within the 10 years immediately before the decision; and

if a request has been made of the person under subsection 102CF(2) and the Comptroller‑General of Customs is considering giving a direction to the person under Division 5—any misleading statement given by the person in response to the request.

In deciding whether a company is a fit and proper person for the purposes of this Part, the decision‑maker must have regard to:

any conviction of the company of an offence:

against this Act; or

if punishable by a fine of 100 penalty units or more—against another law of the Commonwealth, or a law of a State or of a Territory;

within the 10 years immediately before the decision; and

at a time when any person who is presently a director, officer or shareholder of the company was such a director, officer or shareholder; and

whether a receiver of the property, or part of the property, of the company has been appointed; and

whether the company is under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001; and

whether the company has executed, under Part 5.3A of that Act, a deed of company arrangement that has not yet terminated; and

whether the company is under restructuring within the meaning of that Act; and

whether the company has made, under Division 3 of Part 5.3B of that Act, a restructuring plan that has not yet terminated.