31Application to vary a licence

31 Application to vary a licence

(1) An application to vary a licence must: (a) be made in the manner and form that is: (i) approved by the Registrar; and (ii) published on the Registrar’s website; and (b) be accompanied by any other information or documents required by the approved form.

Note: For application fees, see section 146. An application is taken to have been made only if the fee for dealing with the application has been paid (see section 147).

(2) An application under this section is taken to be accompanied by the information or documents mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) if the information or documents are given to the Registrar before the end of the 30‑day period that begins on the day after the application is made.

Note 1: The variation of a licence must be recorded in the Register: see item 1 of the table in subsection 164(1) of the Act.

Note 2: For other rules relating to varying licences, see the following sections of the Act:

(a) section 38 (varying a feasibility licence);
(b) section 48 (varying a commercial licence);
(c) section 57 (varying a research and demonstration licence);
(d) section 66 (varying a transmission and infrastructure licence).

Note 3: The Minister may delegate to the Registrar the function of giving notice of the variation of a licence (see section 303 of the Act).