Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017

A designated entity may, by notice in writing, lodge with the

Commissioner an objection to an application for a licence made under section 15 on the grounds that—

the person applying for the licence is not a fit and proper person to be the holder of a licence; or

a person nominated to be a responsible person for the purposes of the licence is not a fit and proper person to be a responsible person;

or

in the case of an application made by a body corporate—1 or more directors of the body corporate are not fit and proper persons to be directors of a body corporate that is the holder of a licence.

A notice of objection under subsection (1) must—

state reasons for the objection; and

be made within 14 days of notice of the application being published under section 15(3).

If the Commissioner receives a notice of objection under subsection (1) in respect of an application for a licence, the Commissioner must—

forward a copy of the notice of objection to the person making the application for the licence as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the notice; and

allow a period of 14 days from the date of forwarding the notice for the applicant to respond to the notice of objection.

If a notice of objection has been lodged in respect of an application for a licence—

the Commissioner must not grant the licence under section 17 unless the Commissioner has taken into account the objection and the response of the applicant to the objection (if any); and

if the Commissioner grants the licence, the Commissioner must give notice of the grant to the designated entity that lodged the notice of objection.

In this section—

designated entity means any of the following entities:

an industrial association (within the meaning of the

Return to Work

Act 2014);

an agency or instrumentality of this State or of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth;

a council (within the meaning of the Local Government

Act 1999).