58Issuing and renewing licences

58 Issuing and renewing licences (1) When issuing or renewing a licence, the Electrical Safety Regulator must consider any eligibility criteria required under this Act for the applicant. (2) If the Electrical Safety Regulator proposes to refuse to issue or renew a licence, the Electrical Safety Regulator must give the applicant a written notice: (a) advising the person of the proposed refusal; and (b) stating the grounds for the proposed refusal; and (c) inviting the applicant to show cause, within a specified period of at least 10 business days, why the application should not be refused. (3) If the applicant wishes to show cause why the application should not be refused, the applicant must make written submissions to the Electrical Safety Regulator within the period specified in the notice.

Electrical Safety Act 2022 39 (4) After considering any written submissions made by the applicant, the Electrical Safety Regulator must decide to: (a) issue, or refuse to issue, the licence; or (b) renew, or refuse to renew, the licence. (5) The Electrical Safety Regulator must give the applicant a decision notice as soon as practicable after making a decision on the application.