Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
49Licence—application
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49 Licence—application (1) A person may apply to the regulator for a licence to operate a facility. (b) the name and address of the facility; (c) whether the facility is a cemetery, a crematorium or both; (d) the facility plan; (e) a statement about the knowledge and experience the person has relevant to operating the facility;
(f) a statement about how the person will, when operating the (g) anything else prescribed by regulation. Note It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code, pt 3.4). (5) The regulator may accept the application only if the regulator is satisfied that— (a) the person has the appropriate level of knowledge and experience relevant to operating the facility; and (b) the person will, when operating the facility—
(c) the person is likely to comply with the requirements of this Act. reasonable grounds— (a) that the application contains information that is materially false or misleading; or (b) the person is not a suitable person to operate the facility. (7) The regulator may give the licence subject to conditions. (8) If the regulator accepts the application, the regulator must tell the person, in writing, that the application is accepted and give the person a licence to operate the facility stating— (a) the name and address of the facility; and (b) the name and contact details of the licensee; and (c) the unique identifying number for the facility and the licence; and (d) any conditions on the licence; and (9) If the regulator refuses the application, the regulator must tell the