40Duration and renewal of licences

40 Duration and renewal of licences (1) Subject to this Act, a licence or a renewal of a licence remains in force for the period specified in it by the NT EPA. (2) An application for the renewal of a licence is to be: (a) made to the NT EPA within the prescribed period before the licence expires; (b) in the approved form; and (c) accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any). (3) The NT EPA may, on receipt of an application in accordance with subsection (2), renew a licence. (4) A licence may be renewed subject to the conditions the NT EPA thinks fit, including but not limited to: (a) the conditions specified on the licence as originally granted or last renewed; and (b) any other conditions specified in section 35 and 36. (5) In determining: (a) whether to renew a licence; and (b) the conditions, if any, to be placed on a licence that is to be renewed,

Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 32 the NT EPA is to have regard to the matters it thinks fit including, but not limited to: (c) whether the holder of the licence has contravened or failed to comply with a provision of this Act; (d) the extent to which the holder of the licence has complied with a pollution abatement notice issued to him or her; (e) the extent to which the holder of the licence has complied with the lawful directions of an authorised officer; (f) the matters specified in section 32(1); and (g) in the case of a best practice licence – the matters specified in section 33.