Liquor Act 1992

The commissioner must consider the application and either grant or refuse to grant the application as soon as practicable after the last of the following events happens—

the commissioner receives the application;

the commissioner receives all necessary information to decide the application.

The commissioner may grant the application only if satisfied the applicant has the necessary expertise or experience to conduct the licensee’s course.

Without limiting subsection (2), in deciding the application the commissioner may have regard to each of the following—

the applicant’s knowledge of the Act;

the applicant’s experience in the liquor industry;

if the applicant is, or has been, a licensee, a permittee or a nominee for a licence—the applicant’s conduct in discharging the applicant’s duties under this Act as a licensee, a permittee or a nominee.