Tourism Services Act 2003

The commissioner may grant an application for registration, or renewal of registration, only if the commissioner is satisfied the applicant is a suitable person to hold registration.

In deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold registration, the commissioner may have regard to any issue relevant to the applicant’s ability to carry on the business of an inbound tour operator in a competent and ethical way.

Also, in deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold registration, the commissioner may have regard to the fact that—

an order has been made against the applicant under part 9; or

the tribunal has made an order against the applicant for a contravention of section 35(1); or

the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the FTI Act if the offence is in relation to a matter under this Act, the Fair Trading Act 1989, the repealed Travel Agents Act 1988, the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) or a corresponding law within the last 5 years.