s 63 Application for licence
63.—(1) An application for the issuance or renewal of a licence must be made to the Director‑General in such form as may be prescribed.[3/2011; 30/2019] (2) A licensee who wishes to renew his, her or its licence must make an application for the renewal of his, her or its licence at least 6 months before the licence expires.[3/2011] (3) On receipt of an application, the Director‑General may, in his or her discretion —(a) issue or renew a licence subject to such terms and conditions as the Director‑General thinks fit to impose; or (b) refuse to issue or renew the licence.[3/2011; 30/2019] (4) The Director‑General may refuse to issue or renew a licence if —(a) the Director‑General is not satisfied that —(i) the applicant is a fit or proper person to hold or continue to hold a licence in respect of a home for children and young persons; or (ii) where the applicant is a body corporate, any member of the board of directors, the committee, board of trustees or other governing body of the body corporate is a fit and proper person; (b) the premises are unfit to be used as a home for children and young persons by reason of the situation, construction, accommodation, staffing, cleanliness or equipment or any other condition of the premises of the proposed home; (c) the premises to be used as a home for children and young persons do not comply with the prescribed requirements; (d) the home for children and young persons would not be under the continuous personal management and supervision of a person of sufficient qualifications and experience to ensure the satisfactory operation of the home; or (e) it is not in the public interest to issue or renew the licence.[3/2011; 30/2019] (5) In deciding for the purposes of this section whether a person is a fit and proper person, the Director‑General may consider any of the following matters as indicating that the person may not be a fit and proper person:(a) that the person associates with a criminal in a way that indicates involvement in an unlawful activity; (b) that in dealings in which the person has been involved, the person or officer —(i) has shown dishonesty or lack of integrity; or (ii) has used harassing tactics; (c) that the person is or was suffering from a mental disorder; or (d) that the person is an undischarged bankrupt or has entered into a composition with the person’s debtors.[3/2011; 30/2019] (6) Subsection (5) is not to be construed so as to limit the circumstances in which a person or an officer of a business entity may be considered by the Director‑General not to be a fit and proper person.[3/2011; 30/2019] (7) Where the Director‑General refuses to issue a licence, he or she must state in writing the reasons for his or her refusal.[52B [3/2011; 30/2019]