Matter for determining suitability of a person
22 Matter for determining suitability of a person
The following matters are prescribed under section 18(e) of the Act as being matters that may be taken into account when determining whether a person is, or is no longer, a suitable person:
the previous failure by a person, or if the person is a body corporate, any director of the body corporate, to pay any fees or charges that are, or were, payable by the person or director under the Act;
the financial capacity of the person to pay any fees or charges that are, or reasonably likely to be, payable by the person under the Act;
the previous suspension, cancellation or revocation of any of the following:an individual permit held by the person or, if the person is a body corporate, any individual permit held by a director of the body corporate; a biosecurity registration held by the person or, if the person is a body corporate, any biosecurity registration held by a director of the body corporate; an approval of the person as an accreditation authority or, if the person is a body corporate, any approval of a director of the body corporate as an accreditation authority; an appointment of the person as a biosecurity auditor; an accreditation of the person as a biosecurity certifier; an appointment of the person as an authorised officer.
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