Private Health Facilities Act 1999
sec.44Decision about application for a licence
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sec.44 Decision about application for a licence
The chief health officer must consider the application and either grant or refuse the application. The chief health officer must grant the application if— the applicant is an approval holder; and the approval and the application apply to the same private health facility; and any conditions on which the approval was issued have been complied with; and for a facility that has never been occupied, a certificate of occupancy has been issued for the facility; and for a facility to which paragraph (d) does not apply, the facility complies with the building code; and the chief health officer is satisfied that— the applicant is a suitable person to hold the licence applied for; and See part 4 (Suitability of persons to be authority holders). when operational, the facility, and the health services proposed to be provided at the facility, will comply with the relevant standards. If the chief health officer decides to grant the application, the chief health officer must immediately issue the licence to the applicant. If the chief health officer decides to refuse the application, the chief health officer must immediately give the applicant an information notice about the decision. s 44 amd 2020 No. 24 s 153 s ch 1 pt 2 (sec.44-ssec.1) The chief health officer must consider the application and either grant or refuse the application. (sec.44-ssec.2) The chief health officer must grant the application if— the applicant is an approval holder; and the approval and the application apply to the same private health facility; and any conditions on which the approval was issued have been complied with; and for a facility that has never been occupied, a certificate of occupancy has been issued for the facility; and for a facility to which paragraph (d) does not apply, the facility complies with the building code; and the chief health officer is satisfied that— the applicant is a suitable person to hold the licence applied for; and See part 4 (Suitability of persons to be authority holders). when operational, the facility, and the health services proposed to be provided at the facility, will comply with the relevant standards. (sec.44-ssec.3) If the chief health officer decides to grant the application, the chief health officer must immediately issue the licence to the applicant. (sec.44-ssec.4) If the chief health officer decides to refuse the application, the chief health officer must immediately give the applicant an information notice about the decision.
- (a) the applicant is an approval holder; and
- (b) the approval and the application apply to the same private health facility; and
- (c) any conditions on which the approval was issued have been complied with; and
- (d) for a facility that has never been occupied, a certificate of occupancy has been issued for the facility; and