Dangerous Substances Act 2004
56Form of licence
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56 Form of licence (1) A licence must show the following information: (a) the full name of the licensee; (b) if appropriate— (i) details of the premises where the licensee is authorised to carry out activities under the licence; and (ii) the address of the premises or, if the premises are a vehicle, any information prescribed by regulation for the vehicle; (c) the dangerous substances to which the licence relates; (d) the kinds of handling of dangerous substances authorised under the licence (each of which is a handling authority); (e) any conditions included in the licence by the work health and safety commissioner; (f) any exemption given by the Minister or work health and safety commissioner under this Act that is relevant to the licence; (g) a unique identifying number;
(h) when the term of the licence ends. Example for par (d) A licence may authorise a person to manufacture a dangerous substance and to import other dangerous substances (the other dangerous substances are necessary to manufacture the dangerous substance). The licence also authorises the person to store the imported and manufactured dangerous substances and to supply the manufactured dangerous substance. (2) A licence may also include any other information the work health and safety commissioner considers appropriate.