30Replacement of lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed licences

#### 30 Replacement of lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed licences 30 Replacement of lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed licences > > (1) The holder of a licence that is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed may apply to the Environment Protection Authority for a replacement licence. > > > (2) The application— > > > > > (a) must be in the approved form, and > > > > > (b) must be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the applicant that explains how, or the circumstances in which, the licence was lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, and > > > > > (c) must be accompanied by the applicable fee for the replacement of a licence. > > > (3) Without limiting subclause (2) (a), the approved form may be an electronic form accessible on a publicly available website. > > > (4) A person who provides the Environment Protection Authority with a statutory declaration containing the particulars required by the approved form is taken to have done so in the approved form. > > > (5) The Environment Protection Authority may issue a replacement licence if satisfied that the applicant’s licence has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. > > > (6) A licence that is replaced under this clause must provide for the same expiry date as the licence it replaces. > > > (7) If an application is refused, the Environment Protection Authority must give notice in writing of the refusal, and of the reasons for the refusal, to the applicant. > > > (8) The holder of a licence that is replaced under this clause— > > > > > (a) must surrender the original licence if it is recovered, or > > > > > (b) in the case of a damaged licence that is replaced, must surrender the damaged licence. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (9) Nothing in this clause prevents the Environment Protection Authority from issuing a replacement licence in such other circumstances as it considers appropriate. > > > (10) The applicable fee for the replacement of a licence is as follows— > > > > > (a) for an application made during period 1—$23, > > > > > (b) for an application made during period 2 or period 3—$24, > > > > > (c) for an application made during period 4 or period 5—$25, > > > > > (d) for an application made during period 6—$26.