81DDetermination of applications for recognition certificates

81D Determination of applications for recognition certificates

81D Determination of applications for recognition certificates

(1) A council, on application, may—

(a) grant a recognition certificate, with or without conditions, or

(b) refuse to grant the application.

(2) A council may grant a recognition certificate subject to a condition that the person who holds the recognition certificate must comply with council policies that apply to the relevant activity.

(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the Act, section 72.

(4) A recognition certificate must include the following—

(a) a description of the approval subject to the application,

(b) the name of the council,

(c) the date from which the recognition certificate operates,

(d) the date the recognition certificate lapses,

(e) if the recognition certificate is granted with conditions—

(i) a description of the conditions, and

(ii) the reasons for imposing each condition, and

(iii) information about the applicant’s review and appeal rights.

(5) If the council refuses to grant the application, the council must give written notice to the applicant specifying the following—

(a) a description of the approval subject to the application,

(b) the name of the council,

(c) the reasons for the refusal,

(d) information about the applicant’s review and appeal rights.

s 81D: Ins 2025 (475), Sch 1[2].