90Application for registration

90 Application for registration

90 Application for registration

(1) A person may apply to the Secretary for the grant of a registration.

Note 1—

A partnership is not a person and therefore cannot apply for or hold a registration. An application for the grant of a registration may be made by a body corporate or an individual.

Note 2—

The definition of grant a registration in the dictionary includes granting a renewal or restoration of a registration.

(2) An application must—

(a) be in a form approved by the Secretary, and

(b) include or be accompanied by information or evidence the Secretary reasonably requires to assess the application.

Note—

The Crimes Act 1900, Part 5A contains offences relating to the making of false or misleading applications or providing false or misleading information or documents. The offences have a maximum penalty of imprisonment for 2 years or a fine of 200 penalty units, or both.

(3) The regulations may provide for a fee to be paid for an application for the grant of a registration.

(4) The Secretary may require the fee to accompany the application.

(5) The fee may include a component for services provided by the Secretary that are prescribed by the regulations.

(6) If the Secretary considers it necessary, the Secretary may require the applicant to do one or more of the following—

(a) give further documents or information,

(b) for an applicant who is an individual—

(i) attend an interview, or

(ii) demonstrate the applicant’s skills, or

(iii) undertake an oral or written examination,

(c) anything else prescribed by the regulations.

(7) A person’s registration is taken to continue in force despite its expiry if—

(a) the person applies for the grant of a renewal of the registration in accordance with this subdivision, and