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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 492

Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence

    (1)     This section applies to an application for—

        (a)     an asbestos removal licence; or

        (b)     an asbestos assessor licence.

    (2)     The application must include the following information:

        (a)     the name and address of the applicant;

        (aa)     if required by the regulator of an applicant who is an individual, a photograph of the applicant in the form required by the regulator;

        (b)     any other evidence of the applicant's identity required by the regulator;

        (c)     the class of licence to which the application relates;

        (d)     if, in the case of an asbestos removal licence, the applicant conducts the business or undertaking under a business name—that business name and a certificate or other written evidence of the registration of the business name;

        (e)     a declaration that the applicant does not hold an equivalent licence under a corresponding WHS law;

        (f)     if the applicant is an individual—

              (i)     a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted or found guilty of any offence under the Act or this regulation, the

title="A2004-12">Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004

, or under any corresponding WHS law; and

Note 1     A conviction does not include a spent conviction (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2000-48" title="A2000-48">Spent Convictions Act 2000

, s 16 (c) (i)).

Note 2     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

, s 104).

              (ii)     details of any conviction or finding of guilt declared under subparagraph (i); and

              (iii)     a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted or found guilty of any offence in relation to the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste under the

title="A1997-92">Environment Protection Act 1997

or the

title="A2009-34">Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009

; and

              (iv)     details of any conviction or finding of guilt declared under subparagraph (iii); and

              (v)     a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has ever entered into an enforceable undertaking under the Act, the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2004-12" title="A2004-12">Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004

, or under any corresponding WHS law; and

              (vi)     details of any enforceable undertaking declared under subparagraph (v); and

              (vii)     if the applicant has previously been refused an equivalent licence under the

title="A2004-12">Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004

or a corresponding WHS law, a declaration giving details of that refusal; and

              (viii)     if the applicant has previously held an equivalent licence under the

title="A2004-12">Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004

or a corresponding WHS law, a declaration—

    (A)     describing any condition imposed on that licence; and

    (B)     stating whether or not that licence had been suspended or cancelled and, if so, whether or not the applicant had been disqualified from applying for any licence; and

    (C)     giving details of any suspension, cancellation or disqualification;

        (g)     if the applicant is a body corporate, the information referred to in paragraph (f) in relation to—

              (i)     the body corporate; and

              (ii)     each officer of the body corporate;

        (h)     in the case of an application for an asbestos removal licence—the additional information referred to in section 493 (Content of application—Class A asbestos removal licence) or 494 (Content of application—Class B asbestos removal licence), as applicable;

              (i)     in the case of an asbestos assessor licence—the additional information referred to in section 495 (Content of application—asbestos assessor licence).

Note 1     A fee may be determined under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2011-35/default.asp" title="Work Health and Safety Act 2011">Act

, s 278 for this provision.

Note 2     If a form is approved under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2011-35/default.asp" title="Work Health and Safety Act 2011">Act

, s 277 for this provision, the form must be used.

Note 3     It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see

title="A2002-51">Criminal Code

, pt 3.4).



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