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- (b) be accompanied by a non‑refundable application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer; and
- (c) be accompanied by any information the Licensing Officer requires to determine the application.
(3) The Licensing Officer may, in order to properly consider an application under subsection (1)—
- (a) carry out such inquiries and investigations in relation to an application as are necessary; and
- (b) request the licensee to provide, within a specified time, any additional information.
(4) The Licensing Officer may refuse an application—
- (a) that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section; or
- (b) if the licensee fails to provide the additional information requested under subsection (3)(b).
Grant of approval
15.—(1) In determining whether to grant approval for the licensee of an establishment for massage to employ an individual to work in the establishment for massage (called in this section the relevant individual), the Licensing Officer must consider, and give such weight as the Licensing Officer considers appropriate to, all of the following matters:
- (a) whether the relevant individual has the requisite expertise and qualifications to perform the duty or duties in the establishment for massage for which approval for employment is sought;
- (b) whether the relevant individual is, in the opinion of the Licensing Officer, a fit and proper person to be employed to work in an establishment for massage according to such criteria as the Minister may prescribe;
- (c) whether there is any other relevant matter that makes it contrary to the public interest to grant approval.
