15Variation initiated by pilotage provider

15 Variation initiated by pilotage provider

(1) A person holding a pilotage provider licence may apply to AMSA to vary the licence.

Note 1 A fee may be determined for this section — see the AMSA Act, s 47.

Note 2 vary includes vary, impose or remove a licence condition — see section 4.

Note 3 A pilotage provider must apply to AMSA to vary the licence if the pilotage provider proposes to vary the pilotage provider’s safety management system — see section 41.

(2) An application under this section must:

(b) state the way the licence is proposed to be varied.

Note If a form is approved for the application, the approved form must be used and is available on the AMSA website at http://www.amsa.gov.au — see Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.

(3) AMSA may, in writing, require the pilotage provider to give AMSA additional information or documents that AMSA reasonably needs to decide the application.

(4) If AMSA requires additional information or documents of an applicant under subsection (3), AMSA is taken to have received the application only when AMSA receives the additional information or documents.

(5) AMSA must, within 30 days after AMSA receives the application:

(a) decide the application for variation; and

(b) tell the pilotage provider, in writing, about the decision on the application.

(6) AMSA must:

(a) vary the licence; or

(b) refuse to vary the licence.

(7) If the pilotage provider does not comply with a requirement under Subdivision 2.4, AMSA may refuse to vary the licence.

(8) If AMSA does not vary the licence within 30 days after receiving the application, AMSA is taken to have refused to vary the licence.