140JApplication for tour operator licence

140J Application for tour operator licence (1) A person may apply for a tour operator licence to the Minister or a person authorised by the Minister in respect of the land on which the proposed tour or recreational activity is to take place. (2) An application under subsection (1) must be accompanied by the fee payable for the first year of the licence as determined in accordance with the regulations unless the regulations otherwise provide. (3) The fee paid by a person under subsection (2) must be refunded to the person if the person is not granted a tour operator licence under section 140I. S. 140J(4) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 89. (4) On and from 1 July 2023, in relation to land in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks, a reference to the Minister or a person authorised by the Minister in this section is a reference to the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, regardless of whether or not the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has been appointed as land manager. S. 140K inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 30.