Scrap metal licence

The following criteria, among others, will be considered when the application is being evaluated:

• whether the applicant, and in the case of a company or partnership, whether the directors of the company, the company secretary, or each of the partners (whichever the case may be) is a suitable person to carry on a business as a scrap metal dealer
• whether the applicant or any site manager has been convicted of any relevant offence
• whether the applicant or any site manager has been the subject of any relevant enforcement action
• any previous refusal of an application for the issue or renewal of a scrap metal licence (and the reasons for refusal)
• any previous refusal of an application for a relevant environmental permit or registration (and the reasons for refusal)
• any previous revocation of a scrap metal licence (and the reasons for revocation)
• whether the applicant has demonstrated that there will be in place adequate procedures to ensure that the provisions of the Act are complied with

Licensing officers will arrange to visit the applicant's business premises before any licence is granted.