53Decision on application and notification of decision

53 Decision on application and notification of decision

(1) AMSA, within the period mentioned in section 52:

(a) must decide the application for approval; and

(b) if the decision is to approve the application — may impose conditions on the approval; and

(c) must tell the applicant, in writing, the decision on the application and any conditions imposed; and

(d) if the decision is to refuse the application — must tell the applicant, in writing, the reasons for the decision.

(2) AMSA may approve an application only if satisfied that:

(a) it is in the public interest to approve the application; and

(b) the applicant has the written approval of a registration authority to deliver and assess the training course; and

(c) the applicant has the capacity to provide the training course so that it meets the requirements of the STCW Convention for the course.

Note for paragraph (b) For information about registered training organisations and the training they are approved to deliver — see the website at http://training.gov.au. If the training course is within the scope of the seafarer training organisation’s registration by a registration authority, the course has been approved.

(3) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply to applications by the Australian Maritime College for approval to provide Advanced Diploma courses or degree courses.

(4) If AMSA does not decide the application within the period mentioned in section 52, AMSA is taken to have decided to refuse the application.

(5) However, if AMSA does not decide the application within the period mentioned in section 52, AMSA may decide to approve the application after that period.