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Land Act 1994
sec.481BApplication to cancel or surrender
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### sec.481B Application to cancel or surrender
A public utility provider (an applicant ) may apply to cancel all or part of an occupation licence.
However, an applicant mentioned in subsection (1) can not apply to cancel all or part of an occupation licence if the applicant is a non-core utility provider.
A licensee (also an applicant ) may apply to surrender, absolutely, all or part of an occupation licence.
However, before applying, an applicant must give notice of the applicant’s intention to apply to each of the following—
if the applicant is not the licensee of the occupation licence—the licensee;
any other person with a registered interest in the occupation licence;
if the occupation licence is a designated occupation licence—the chief executive of the department having responsibility for the administration of the forest reserve, national park, State forest or timber reserve the subject of the designated occupation licence.
The applicant may also give notice to any other person the applicant considers has an interest in the occupation licence.
s 481B ins 2007 No. 19 s 195
amd 2013 No. 23 s 104
(sec.481B-ssec.1) A public utility provider (an applicant ) may apply to cancel all or part of an occupation licence.
(sec.481B-ssec.2) However, an applicant mentioned in subsection (1) can not apply to cancel all or part of an occupation licence if the applicant is a non-core utility provider.
(sec.481B-ssec.3) A licensee (also an applicant ) may apply to surrender, absolutely, all or part of an occupation licence.
(sec.481B-ssec.4) However, before applying, an applicant must give notice of the applicant’s intention to apply to each of the following— if the applicant is not the licensee of the occupation licence—the licensee; any other person with a registered interest in the occupation licence; if the occupation licence is a designated occupation licence—the chief executive of the department having responsibility for the administration of the forest reserve, national park, State forest or timber reserve the subject of the designated occupation licence.
(sec.481B-ssec.5) The applicant may also give notice to any other person the applicant considers has an interest in the occupation licence.
- (a) if the applicant is not the licensee of the occupation licence—the licensee;
- (b) any other person with a registered interest in the occupation licence;
- (c) if the occupation licence is a designated occupation licence—the chief executive of the department having responsibility for the administration of the forest reserve, national park, State forest or timber reserve the subject of the designated occupation licence.