18ARenewal of authority

18A Renewal of authority

18A Renewal of authority

(1) An authority may be renewed on application to the Secretary made before or within 3 months after the expiry of the authority.

(2) Subject to this section, this Act applies to an application for the renewal of an authority in the same way as it applies to an application for an authority.

(3) The Secretary may refuse an application to renew an authority if the Secretary is satisfied of either or both of the following—

(a) that the applicant has not complied with the requirements of this Act or the regulations,

(b) that the applicant has failed to comply with a condition of the authority that is to be renewed.

(4) If an application to renew an authority is made within the period of 3 months after the expiry of the authority, the original authority is taken to have remained in force, and to remain in force, until the determination of that application.

s 18A: Ins 2018 No 64, Sch 1[16].