(1) This section applies if a person has made an application for registration as an auditor.
(2) The General Manager must refuse to grant the application if:
(a) under subsection 215(1), the person is not eligible to be a candidate for an election, or to be elected or appointed, to an office in an organisation; or
(b) under section 307A, the person is disqualified from holding office in an organisation.
(3) If the person is not a registered company auditor, the General Manager must refuse to grant the application if the General Manager is not satisfied as mentioned in subsection 255B(3) in relation to the person.
(4) The General Manager may refuse to grant the application if the person is not resident in Australia.