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Road Transport Act 2013
148ZJDeciding applications to renew operator approvals
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) renewing the approval, or
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> > > (b) refusing to renew the approval.
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> > (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).
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> > (3) Transport for NSW must renew the operator approval if satisfied the applicant continues to meet the vehicle sharing service standards.
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> > (4) Despite subsection (3), Transport for NSW may refuse to renew the 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) if—
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> > > > (i) the operator approval to which the application relates has previously been suspended, or
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> > > > (ii) 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 renew the approval—issue the applicant with the renewed operator approval, or
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> > > (b) if the decision is to refuse to renew the approval—give the applicant written notice of, and the reasons for, the refusal.
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> **s 148ZJ:** Ins 2025 No 77 Sch 1\[2\].