20Non‑automatic renewal of permits

20 Non‑automatic renewal of permits

(1) A holder of a permit that was renewed for 4 years under section 19A may, by such day as is prescribed, apply to the Minister for the renewal of the permit in respect of the year (the eligible year) following the last of those 4 years. (1A) An application under subsection (1) is to be made by giving the Controller a renewal application, in the approved form, containing such information as is required by the form. (1B) A failure to apply by the day prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) does not affect the validity of the application.

Note: However, if a person fails to apply by that day, the Director may name the person in the annual report: see section 96.

(2) The Controller may, by written notice, request the permit holder to give the Controller additional information within a period specified in the notice. (3) If the permit holder does not give the Controller the additional information within the period specified in the notice, the application is taken to have been withdrawn. (4) If the Controller is satisfied with the information (including any additional information) given by the permit holder, the Controller must give a report to the Minister that includes the Controller’s recommendation as to whether the permit should be renewed. (5) After considering the Controller’s report the Minister may, by written notice given to the permit holder, renew, or refuse to renew, the permit in respect of the eligible year. (6) A permit renewed under subsection (5) is renewed subject to the conditions attaching to the permit before renewal or to such other conditions as the Minister specifies in the permit.