Western Australian Current Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS ACT 1973 - SECT 18

18 .         Grounds for refusing to grant or renew authorisation

        (1)         The Commissioner may refuse an application by a person, or persons constituting a firm, for the grant or renewal of an authorisation, if, in the opinion of the Commissioner, there is any ground on which an allegation could be made under section 20(1) —

            (a)         in respect of the person or persons; or

            (b)         in respect of a person concerned in the management or conduct of a body corporate that is the applicant or one of the applicants.

        (1A)         If the Commissioner is considering making an adverse decision in relation to the application, the Commissioner must give the applicant the opportunity to give additional information in relation to that application.

[(1a), (1b)         deleted]

        (1c)         Subsection (1) is in addition to the other powers that the Commissioner has to refuse an application.

        [(2)         deleted]

        [Section 18 amended: No. 49 of 1979 s. 7; No. 87 of 1981 s. 6; No. 4 of 2002 s. 12; No. 55 of 2004 s. 767; No. 58 of 2010 s. 42 and 50.]