sec.35ARenewal of licence

sec.35A Renewal of licence

A licensee may apply to the chief executive for the renewal of the licensee’s licence before the licence ends. The application must be— in the approved form; and accompanied by— the fee prescribed by regulation; and if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 15A (1) —the amount of costs required to be paid. An application for renewal of a licence may be considered by the chief executive only if— the commissioner holds the applicant’s fingerprints and palm prints taken under section 35E ; or the applicant consents to having the applicant’s fingerprints and palm prints taken by the commissioner under section 35E . If a regulation prescribes a fee for taking an applicant’s fingerprints under section 35E , the application must be accompanied by the fee. However, subsection (4) does not apply if the commissioner already holds the relevant person’s fingerprints taken under section 35E . If an applicant’s fingerprints are not taken under section 35E for the application, the chief executive must refund to the applicant any fee paid under subsection (4) . If the chief executive receives an application for the renewal of a licence, the chief executive must renew the licence unless the chief executive considers reasonable grounds exist to refuse to renew the licence under section 35C . However, if the applicant has been charged with a relevant offence, the chief executive may defer making a decision about renewing the licence until the proceeding for the charge ends. If an application is made under subsection (1) for the renewal of a licence and the chief executive has not, before the licence ends, decided whether to renew the licence, the licence is taken to continue in force until the day— the chief executive decides the application; or the licensee withdraws the application. In this section— relevant offence means— a prescribed offence; or an offence a conviction for which would result in the person convicted being disqualified from holding a licence, permit or other authority under an Act administered by a relevant Minister. s 35A ins 2016 No. 62 s 428 (sec.35A-ssec.1) A licensee may apply to the chief executive for the renewal of the licensee’s licence before the licence ends. (sec.35A-ssec.2) The application must be— in the approved form; and accompanied by— the fee prescribed by regulation; and if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 15A (1) —the amount of costs required to be paid. (sec.35A-ssec.3) An application for renewal of a licence may be considered by the chief executive only if— the commissioner holds the applicant’s fingerprints and palm prints taken under section 35E ; or the applicant consents to having the applicant’s fingerprints and palm prints taken by the commissioner under section 35E . (sec.35A-ssec.4) If a regulation prescribes a fee for taking an applicant’s fingerprints under section 35E , the application must be accompanied by the fee. (sec.35A-ssec.5) However, subsection (4) does not apply if the commissioner already holds the relevant person’s fingerprints taken under section 35E . (sec.35A-ssec.6) If an applicant’s fingerprints are not taken under section 35E for the application, the chief executive must refund to the applicant any fee paid under subsection (4) . (sec.35A-ssec.7) If the chief executive receives an application for the renewal of a licence, the chief executive must renew the licence unless the chief executive considers reasonable grounds exist to refuse to renew the licence under section 35C . (sec.35A-ssec.8) However, if the applicant has been charged with a relevant offence, the chief executive may defer making a decision about renewing the licence until the proceeding for the charge ends. (sec.35A-ssec.9) If an application is made under subsection (1) for the renewal of a licence and the chief executive has not, before the licence ends, decided whether to renew the licence, the licence is taken to continue in force until the day— the chief executive decides the application; or the licensee withdraws the application. (sec.35A-ssec.10) In this section— relevant offence means— a prescribed offence; or an offence a conviction for which would result in the person convicted being disqualified from holding a licence, permit or other authority under an Act administered by a relevant Minister.