Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 517

    (1)     For the purposes of this division—

        (a)     section 496 (Additional information) applies as if a reference in that section to an application for a licence were a reference to an application to renew a licence; and

        (b)     section 497 (Decision on application) (except subsection (5)), section 500 (Matters to be taken into account), section 502 (Conditions of licence) and section 503 (Duration of licence) apply as if a reference in those sections to the grant of a licence were a reference to the renewal of a licence; and

        (c)     section 501 (Refusal to grant licence—process) applies as if a reference in that section to a refusal to grant a licence were a reference to a refusal to renew a licence.

    (2)     The regulator must not renew an asbestos removal licence unless the regulator is satisfied about the matters referred to in section 518.

    (3)     The regulator must not renew an asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence granted to a person under a corresponding WHS law if that licence is renewed under that law.

    (4)     If a licence-holder applies under section 516 for the renewal of an asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence, the licence is taken to continue in force from the day it would, apart from this subsection, have expired until the licence-holder is given notice of the decision on the application.

Note     A refusal to renew a licence is a reviewable decision (see s 676).