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Water Act 2000
sec.983FRenewing water bore driller’s licence
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### sec.983F Renewing water bore driller’s licence
The licence holder may apply to renew a water bore driller’s licence.
The application must be—
made to the chief executive in the approved form; and
made before the licence expires; and
accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
If the holder applies to renew the licence, the licence remains in force until the applicant has been notified of the chief executive’s decision on the application.
After considering the application and any need to change the class, endorsements or conditions shown on the licence, if the chief executive is satisfied the application should be approved, the chief executive must—
approve the application; or
approve the application, subject to variation of the class, endorsements or conditions shown on the licence.
If the chief executive is not satisfied the application should be approved, the chief executive must refuse the application.
If the chief executive refuses the application, or approves the application under subsection (4) (b) , the chief executive must, within 30 business days after deciding the application, give the applicant an information notice about the decision.
The chief executive, on approving the application, must give the holder a new licence in the approved form.
s 983F ins 2014 No. 64 s 179
(sec.983F-ssec.1) The licence holder may apply to renew a water bore driller’s licence.
(sec.983F-ssec.2) The application must be— made to the chief executive in the approved form; and made before the licence expires; and accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
(sec.983F-ssec.3) If the holder applies to renew the licence, the licence remains in force until the applicant has been notified of the chief executive’s decision on the application.
(sec.983F-ssec.4) After considering the application and any need to change the class, endorsements or conditions shown on the licence, if the chief executive is satisfied the application should be approved, the chief executive must— approve the application; or approve the application, subject to variation of the class, endorsements or conditions shown on the licence.
(sec.983F-ssec.5) If the chief executive is not satisfied the application should be approved, the chief executive must refuse the application.
(sec.983F-ssec.6) If the chief executive refuses the application, or approves the application under subsection (4) (b) , the chief executive must, within 30 business days after deciding the application, give the applicant an information notice about the decision.
(sec.983F-ssec.7) The chief executive, on approving the application, must give the holder a new licence in the approved form.
- (a) made to the chief executive in the approved form; and
- (b) made before the licence expires; and
- (c) accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
- (a) approve the application; or
- (b) approve the application, subject to variation of the class, endorsements or conditions shown on the licence.