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Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009
sec.15Application for approval
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### sec.15 Application for approval
An individual (the applicant ) may apply to the chief executive for approval in 1 or more categories of approved trainer.
A corporation (also the applicant ) may apply to the chief executive for approval in 1 or more categories of approved training institution.
An application under subsection (1) or (2) must be in the approved form and accompanied by each of the following—
the documents or information on which the applicant relies to establish the applicant is suitable for approval;
for approval as an approved trainer—
a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from the applicant; and
a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of the applicant;
for approval as an approved training institution—
a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from each employee trainer of the institution; and
a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of each employee trainer of the institution;
the fee, if any, prescribed under a regulation.
If requested by the chief executive, the applicant must provide other documents and information reasonably required by the chief executive to decide the application.
For subsections (1) and (2) , the categories of approved trainer or approved training institution are the following—
guide dog trainer;
hearing dog trainer;
assistance dog trainer.
(sec.15-ssec.1) An individual (the applicant ) may apply to the chief executive for approval in 1 or more categories of approved trainer.
(sec.15-ssec.2) A corporation (also the applicant ) may apply to the chief executive for approval in 1 or more categories of approved training institution.
(sec.15-ssec.3) An application under subsection (1) or (2) must be in the approved form and accompanied by each of the following— the documents or information on which the applicant relies to establish the applicant is suitable for approval; for approval as an approved trainer— a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from the applicant; and a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of the applicant; for approval as an approved training institution— a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from each employee trainer of the institution; and a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of each employee trainer of the institution; the fee, if any, prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.15-ssec.4) If requested by the chief executive, the applicant must provide other documents and information reasonably required by the chief executive to decide the application.
(sec.15-ssec.5) For subsections (1) and (2) , the categories of approved trainer or approved training institution are the following— guide dog trainer; hearing dog trainer; assistance dog trainer.
- (a) the documents or information on which the applicant relies to establish the applicant is suitable for approval;
- (b) for approval as an approved trainer— (i) a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from the applicant; and (ii) a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of the applicant;
- (i) a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from the applicant; and
- (ii) a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of the applicant;
- (c) for approval as an approved training institution— (i) a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from each employee trainer of the institution; and (ii) a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of each employee trainer of the institution;
- (i) a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from each employee trainer of the institution; and
- (ii) a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of each employee trainer of the institution;
- (d) the fee, if any, prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from the applicant; and
- (ii) a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of the applicant;
- (i) a consent to a criminal history check, in the approved form, from each employee trainer of the institution; and
- (ii) a disclosure of the criminal history, if any, of each employee trainer of the institution;
- (a) guide dog trainer;
- (b) hearing dog trainer;
- (c) assistance dog trainer.