Tourism Services Act 2003
sec.20Application for registration
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sec.20 Application for registration
A person may apply to the commissioner for registration. The application must— be in the approved form; and state the names and business addresses of all associated persons of the applicant; and be accompanied by— the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and the registration issue fee prescribed under a 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 the costs required to be paid. The applicant must state in the application whether the application is for registration for a term of 1 or 3 years. The commissioner may, by notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to give the commissioner further information or documents relevant to the application within a stated reasonable period of at least 14 days. If the applicant fails to comply with the commissioner’s requirement within the stated reasonable period— the applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application; and the commissioner must refund the registration issue fee paid by the applicant, if any. A requirement mentioned in subsection (2) (c) (iii) is sufficiently made of the applicant if it is made generally of applicants in the approved form or notified on the department’s website. s 20 amd 2008 No. 69 s 100 ; 2014 No. 30 s 63 sch 1 (sec.20-ssec.1) A person may apply to the commissioner for registration. (sec.20-ssec.2) The application must— be in the approved form; and state the names and business addresses of all associated persons of the applicant; and be accompanied by— the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and the registration issue fee prescribed under a 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 the costs required to be paid. (sec.20-ssec.3) The applicant must state in the application whether the application is for registration for a term of 1 or 3 years. (sec.20-ssec.4) The commissioner may, by notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to give the commissioner further information or documents relevant to the application within a stated reasonable period of at least 14 days. (sec.20-ssec.5) If the applicant fails to comply with the commissioner’s requirement within the stated reasonable period— the applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application; and the commissioner must refund the registration issue fee paid by the applicant, if any. (sec.20-ssec.6) A requirement mentioned in subsection (2) (c) (iii) is sufficiently made of the applicant if it is made generally of applicants in the approved form or notified on the department’s website.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) state the names and business addresses of all associated persons of the applicant; and
- (c) be accompanied by— (i) the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and (ii) the registration issue fee prescribed under a regulation; and (iii) if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 15A (1) —the amount of the costs required to be paid.