148ZGDeciding applications for operator approvals

148ZG Deciding applications for operator approvals

148ZG Deciding applications for operator approvals

(1) Transport for NSW must decide an application for an operator approval by—

(a) granting the approval, or

(b) refusing to grant the approval.

(2) Despite subsection (1), Transport for NSW may refuse to decide the application if the applicant—

(a) does not comply with a requirement to give information under section 148ZF(3), or

(b) fails to notify Transport for NSW of a change in information under section 148ZF(4).

(3) Transport for NSW must grant the operator approval if satisfied the applicant will meet the vehicle sharing service standards.

(4) Despite subsection (3), Transport for NSW may refuse to grant an operator approval on one or more of the following grounds—

(a) the applicant has been convicted of—

(i) an offence under this part, or

(ii) an unattended property offence,

(b) an operator approval previously held by the applicant has been suspended or revoked,

(c) another ground prescribed by the statutory rules.

(5) As soon as practicable after deciding the application, Transport for NSW must—

(a) if the decision is to grant the approval—issue the applicant with the approval, or

(b) if the decision is to refuse the approval—give the applicant written notice of, and the reasons for, the refusal.

(6) Transport for NSW is taken to have refused to grant the operator approval if Transport for NSW fails to, within 60 days after the application is made—

(a) issue the approval, or

(b) give the applicant notice of a decision to refuse the approval.

s 148ZG: Ins 2025 No 77 Sch 1[2].