High Court overturns a District Court ruling, upholding the National Waste Collection Permit Office's (NWCPO) decision to refuse a waste collection permit to a waste management company. The refusal was based on the company directors' previous convictions, which were deemed to disqualify them from being considered 'fit and proper persons' under the Waste Management Act. Despite arguments that the convictions were 'spent' under the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, the High Court found that the NWCPO was correct in its assessment, as the convictions related to environmental offenses and thus impacted the directors' suitability to hold a waste collection permit.
Waste Management Act 1996, Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007, National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO), fit and proper person criteria, Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, environmental offenses, waste collection permit refusal, High Court, District Court, appeal, corporate directors' convictions, statutory declarations, legal entity, disclosure requirements, regulatory compliance.