47Oral applications for urgently required authorisations

47  Oral applications for urgently required authorisations

 (1) A person may apply orally (in person or by telephone or other means) for an authorisation under this section if:

 (a) an airport environment officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds that:

 (i) the authorisation is required as a matter of urgency; and

 (ii) it is not reasonably practicable for the application to be made in writing in accordance with section 41; and

 (b) the airport environment officer is given the information required under subsection 41(2) at the time the oral application is made.

 (2) The airport environment officer may:

 (a) grant the authorisation; or

 (b) grant the authorisation subject to any conditions that the airport environment officer considers appropriate and specifies when granting the authorisation; or

 (c) refuse to grant the authorisation.

 (3) The airport environment officer must notify the applicant of the airport environment officer’s decision at the time the airport environment officer makes the decision.

 (4) In deciding whether to grant the authorisation, the airport environment officer must take into account the matters mentioned in paragraphs 43(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (j) and (l) and subsection 43(4).

 (5) The authorisation has effect for a period of 48 hours from the time it is granted, or such lesser period specified by the airport environment officer when granting the authorisation.

 (6) The airport environment officer must, within 2 days of making the decision under subsection (2):

 (a) make a written record of the details of the oral application (including details of the day and time the oral application was made); and

 (b) include in the record:

 (i) the day and time the oral application was granted or refused; and

 (ii) any conditions to which the authorisation is subject; and

 (iii) the reason for granting, or refusing, the application and imposing any conditions; and

 (iv) the day and time the authorisation commences (which must not be a day before the authorisation is granted); and

 (v) if the authorisation has effect for a period of less than 48 hours—the period for which the authorisation has effect.

Note: A copy of the record under this subsection must be given to the airport‑lessee company for the airport concerned and the granting of the authorisation must be notified on the Department’s website, see section 48.

 (7) The applicant must give the airport environment officer written confirmation of the application within 2 days of making the application.