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Road Transport Act 2013
148ZGDeciding applications for operator approvals
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) granting the approval, or
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> > > (b) refusing to grant the approval.
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> > (2) Despite subsection (1), Transport for NSW may refuse to decide the application if the applicant—
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> > > (a) does not comply with a requirement to give information under section 148ZF(3), or
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> > > (b) fails to notify Transport for NSW of a change in information under section 148ZF(4).
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> > (3) Transport for NSW must grant the operator approval if satisfied the applicant will meet the vehicle sharing service standards.
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> > (4) Despite subsection (3), Transport for NSW may refuse to grant an operator approval on one or more of the following grounds—
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> > > (a) the applicant has been convicted of—
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> > > > (i) an offence under this part, or
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> > > > (ii) an unattended property offence,
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> > > (b) an operator approval previously held by the applicant has been suspended or revoked,
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> > > (c) another ground prescribed by the statutory rules.
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> > (5) As soon as practicable after deciding the application, Transport for NSW must—
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> > > (a) if the decision is to grant the approval—issue the applicant with the approval, or
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> > > (b) if the decision is to refuse the approval—give the applicant written notice of, and the reasons for, the refusal.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) issue the approval, or
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> > > (b) give the applicant notice of a decision to refuse the approval.
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> **s 148ZG:** Ins 2025 No 77 Sch 1\[2\].