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Forestry Act 1959
sec.40CDeciding application to renew permit
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### sec.40C Deciding application to renew permit
The chief executive may grant an application to renew a commercial activity permit (an existing permit ) if—
the chief executive is not aware of information that would prevent the applicant from being granted a new commercial activity permit; and
the chief executive is satisfied the permit holder has in relation to the existing permit—
given the chief executive the information prescribed by regulation; and
paid the fee for the existing permit or agreed to pay the fee by instalments and has complied with the agreement.
Subsection (1) (b) does not apply to an application for an existing permit for filming or photography.
If the chief executive grants the application—
the chief executive must give the applicant a renewed commercial activity permit that is effective from the day after the permit would otherwise have expired; and
the renewed commercial activity permit must not authorise the person to carry out any of the following—
activities not authorised under the existing permit;
activities at locations not authorised under the existing permit;
activities to a scale (such as in relation to numbers of people, vehicles, structures or animals) that is greater than the scale of activities authorised under the existing permit.
If the chief executive refuses to grant an application to renew a commercial activity permit, the chief executive must give the applicant a notice stating—
the reasons for the refusal; and
that the refusal does not stop the applicant from applying for a new commercial activity permit.
s 40C prev s 40C ins 1968 No. 33 s 17
amd 1974 No. 33 s 12
om 1982 No. 73 s 46 (b)
pres s 40C ins 2014 No. 41 s 17
(sec.40C-ssec.1) The chief executive may grant an application to renew a commercial activity permit (an existing permit ) if— the chief executive is not aware of information that would prevent the applicant from being granted a new commercial activity permit; and the chief executive is satisfied the permit holder has in relation to the existing permit— given the chief executive the information prescribed by regulation; and paid the fee for the existing permit or agreed to pay the fee by instalments and has complied with the agreement.
(sec.40C-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply to an application for an existing permit for filming or photography.
(sec.40C-ssec.3) If the chief executive grants the application— the chief executive must give the applicant a renewed commercial activity permit that is effective from the day after the permit would otherwise have expired; and the renewed commercial activity permit must not authorise the person to carry out any of the following— activities not authorised under the existing permit; activities at locations not authorised under the existing permit; activities to a scale (such as in relation to numbers of people, vehicles, structures or animals) that is greater than the scale of activities authorised under the existing permit.
(sec.40C-ssec.4) If the chief executive refuses to grant an application to renew a commercial activity permit, the chief executive must give the applicant a notice stating— the reasons for the refusal; and that the refusal does not stop the applicant from applying for a new commercial activity permit.
- (a) the chief executive is not aware of information that would prevent the applicant from being granted a new commercial activity permit; and
- (b) the chief executive is satisfied the permit holder has in relation to the existing permit— (i) given the chief executive the information prescribed by regulation; and (ii) paid the fee for the existing permit or agreed to pay the fee by instalments and has complied with the agreement.
- (i) given the chief executive the information prescribed by regulation; and
- (ii) paid the fee for the existing permit or agreed to pay the fee by instalments and has complied with the agreement.
- (i) given the chief executive the information prescribed by regulation; and
- (ii) paid the fee for the existing permit or agreed to pay the fee by instalments and has complied with the agreement.
- (a) the chief executive must give the applicant a renewed commercial activity permit that is effective from the day after the permit would otherwise have expired; and
- (b) the renewed commercial activity permit must not authorise the person to carry out any of the following— (i) activities not authorised under the existing permit; (ii) activities at locations not authorised under the existing permit; (iii) activities to a scale (such as in relation to numbers of people, vehicles, structures or animals) that is greater than the scale of activities authorised under the existing permit.
- (i) activities not authorised under the existing permit;
- (ii) activities at locations not authorised under the existing permit;
- (iii) activities to a scale (such as in relation to numbers of people, vehicles, structures or animals) that is greater than the scale of activities authorised under the existing permit.
- (i) activities not authorised under the existing permit;
- (ii) activities at locations not authorised under the existing permit;
- (iii) activities to a scale (such as in relation to numbers of people, vehicles, structures or animals) that is greater than the scale of activities authorised under the existing permit.
- (a) the reasons for the refusal; and
- (b) that the refusal does not stop the applicant from applying for a new commercial activity permit.