148ZJDeciding applications to renew operator approvals

148ZJ Deciding applications to renew operator approvals

148ZJ Deciding applications to renew operator approvals

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

(a) renewing the approval, or

(b) refusing to renew the approval.

(2) Despite subsection (1), Transport for NSW may refuse to decide the application if the applicant does not comply with a requirement to give information under section 148ZI(4).

(3) Transport for NSW must renew the operator approval if satisfied the applicant continues to meet the vehicle sharing service standards.

(4) Despite subsection (3), Transport for NSW may refuse to renew the 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) if—

(i) the operator approval to which the application relates has previously been suspended, or

(ii) 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 renew the approval—issue the applicant with the renewed operator approval, or

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

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