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Port Management Act 1995
63KTransfer of port licence—on application by port licence holder
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63K Transfer of port licence—on application by port licence holder
(1) A port licence holder may apply to the Minister for approval to transfer the port licence they hold.
(2) An application must be in a form approved by the Minister and be accompanied by such documents as may be required by the Minister.
(3) An application must be accompanied by the application fee (if any) fixed by the Minister.
(4) Subject to this section, the Minister may approve, or refuse to approve, the application for any reason the Minister considers appropriate.
(5) The Minister may, after consultation with the Treasurer, decide that, upon the transfer of the port licence under this section, the conditions to which the licence is subject are varied as decided by the Minister.
(6) Subject to this section, the Minister may decide the procedures that are to apply in respect of the transfer of a port licence.
(7) The Minister must notify an applicant in writing of the Minister's decision to approve or refuse to approve the application and, in the case of a decision to refuse to approve the application, of the reasons for the Minister's decision.
S. 63L inserted by No. 10/2016 s. 116.