17Amendment of licences

#### 17 Amendment of licences 17 Amendment of licences > > (1) An application to amend a licence for a private health facility is to be made to the Secretary by the licensee of the facility. > > > (2) An application must— > > > > > (a) be in a form approved by the Secretary, and > > > > > (b) specify the facility to which the licence relates, and > > > > > (c) specify the amendment that is sought, and > > > > > (d) demonstrate that the facility can, if the amendment is granted, be conducted in accordance with the licensing standards, and > > > > > (e) be accompanied by any fee and any particulars and documents prescribed by the regulations in relation to an application under this section in respect of that class of facility. > > > (3) The Secretary may on the application of the licensee, or if the Secretary otherwise considers it necessary, amend a licence in any one or more of the following ways— > > > > > (a) by amending the class of private health facility to which the licence relates, > > > > > (b) by amending the number of patients who may be accommodated at any one time in each ward of the private health facility, > > > > > (c) by amending or revoking any condition of the licence (other than a condition referred to in section 12 (2)) or attaching further conditions to the licence. > > > (4) A licence may be amended under this section— > > > > > (a) by endorsing the licence with the amendment, or > > > > > (b) by cancelling the licence and issuing a new licence incorporating the amendment, or > > > > > (c) by notice in writing served on the licensee. > > > (5) If a notice is served under subsection (4) (c), the licence to which it relates is immediately taken to be amended in accordance with the notice. > > > (6) The Secretary may, by notice in writing served on a licensee, require the licensee to forward his or her licence to the Secretary for the purposes of this section. > > > (7) A licensee must comply with a notice served on the licensee under subsection (6). > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (8) The Secretary may refuse an application under this section if the Secretary is satisfied on any of the grounds set out in section 7 (4). > > **s 17:** Am 2011 No 2, Sch 1.24 \[1\].