Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
sec.40Returning licence card for amendment or replacement
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sec.40 Returning licence card for amendment or replacement
This section applies if a licensee who holds a licence card receives— an information notice, under section 38 (4) (b) , about a decision to change a condition; or a notice, under section 38 (6) , about a decision to remove a condition. The licensee must return the licence card to the commissioner within 10 business days after receiving the notice, unless the licensee has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. On receiving the licence card, the commissioner must— amend the licence card in an appropriate way and return the amended licence card to the licensee; or if the commissioner does not consider it practicable to amend the licence card—issue a replacement licence card to the licensee. s 40 amd 2025 No. 28 s 11 (sec.40-ssec.1) This section applies if a licensee who holds a licence card receives— an information notice, under section 38 (4) (b) , about a decision to change a condition; or a notice, under section 38 (6) , about a decision to remove a condition. (sec.40-ssec.2) The licensee must return the licence card to the commissioner within 10 business days after receiving the notice, unless the licensee has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.40-ssec.3) On receiving the licence card, the commissioner must— amend the licence card in an appropriate way and return the amended licence card to the licensee; or if the commissioner does not consider it practicable to amend the licence card—issue a replacement licence card to the licensee.
- (a) an information notice, under section 38 (4) (b) , about a decision to change a condition; or
- (b) a notice, under section 38 (6) , about a decision to remove a condition.
- (a) amend the licence card in an appropriate way and return the amended licence card to the licensee; or
- (b) if the commissioner does not consider it practicable to amend the licence card—issue a replacement licence card to the licensee.