121Applications for RAC industry permits—general

#### 121 Applications for RAC industry permits—general (1) An application for an RAC industry permit must: (a) be made to an appropriate relevant authority under regulation 121A; and (b) be in the approved form; and (c) be accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed for the particular kind of permit; and (d) be accompanied by any information or documents required by the form. > Note 1: Application fees for Part 6A are set out in Division 6A.4A. > Note 2: The Minister may approve different forms for different RAC Industry permits. (1B) If: (a) the applicant holds an RAC industry permit (the current permit) at the time the application is made; and (b) the current permit and the permit for which the application is made are the same type of RAC industry permit; and (c) the application is made no later than 30 days before the current permit ceases to be in force; then, instead of the information or documents required to accompany the form, the application may include: (d) if there has been a change in relation to the information or documents since the application for the current permit was made—evidence of the change; or (e) confirmation that there has been no change in relation to the information or documents since the application for the current permit was made. (1C) Without limiting the information a relevant authority may take into account in deciding whether to grant an RAC industry permit, if subregulation (1B) applies in relation to the application for the permit, the relevant authority may take into account any information previously provided by the applicant. (1D) The relevant authority may, in writing, ask the applicant to give the authority additional information or documents relevant to the application. (2) If an applicant has not: (a) provided all of the information and documents required under subregulation (1); or (b) given any consent that has been requested for the disclosure to the relevant authority of personal information that is relevant to whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold the permit; the relevant authority: (c) may ask the applicant for the information, documents or consent; and (d) need not consider the application until the applicant provides the information or documents or gives the consent. (3) If the relevant authority has not made a decision about an application within 30 days after: (a) if paragraph (b) does not apply—the application was made; or (b) if the authority has asked the applicant for any information, documents or consent—the information, documents or consent was provided; the authority is taken to have refused the application. (4) An applicant may withdraw an application at any time before the relevant authority decides the application. (5) An applicant is taken to have withdrawn an application if: (a) the relevant authority asks the applicant for information, documents or consent; and (b) the applicant does not provide the information, documents or consent within 120 days of the authority’s request. (6) Subject to regulation 121B, the fee for an application is not refundable if the applicant withdraws, or is taken to have withdrawn, the application.