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#### 148ZZ TfNSW may direct authority to grant operating authorisation
148ZZ TfNSW may direct authority to grant operating authorisation
> > (1) This section applies if—
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> > > (a) an applicant has applied to an authority for an operating authorisation, and
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> > > (b) the authority has refused, or is taken to have refused, to grant the operating authorisation under section 148ZY(1)(b) or (8).
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> > (2) The applicant may apply to Transport for NSW, in an approved form, for a review of the authority’s refusal to grant the operating authorisation.
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> > (3) Transport for NSW may decide the application by—
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> > > (a) affirming the authority’s decision, or
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> > > (b) directing the authority to grant an operating authorisation to the applicant.
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> > (4) In deciding an application under this section, Transport for NSW must consider the following—
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> > > (a) the impact of the authority’s refusal on continuity of service for users of the micromobility vehicle sharing service operated by the applicant,
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> > > (b) demand for shared micromobility vehicles within the authority’s area of operations,
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> > > (c) whether, and how many, approved operators operate a micromobility vehicle sharing service within the authority’s area of operations,
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> > > (d) the authority’s reasons for refusing to grant an operating authorisation.
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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 affirm the authority’s decision—give the applicant written notice of, and the reasons for, the decision, or
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> > > (b) if the decision is to direct the authority to grant an authorisation—
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> > > > (i) issue the direction to the authority, and
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> > > > (ii) give the applicant written notice of the decision.
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> > (6) An authority to whom a direction is given under subsection (3)(b) must, as soon as practicable, comply with the direction.
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> **s 148ZZ:** Ins 2025 No 77 Sch 1\[2\].