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Water Act 2000
sec.983GReinstating expired water bore driller’s licence
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### sec.983G Reinstating expired water bore driller’s licence
If a licence holder fails to renew a water bore driller’s licence, the holder may, within 30 business days after the licence expires, apply to have the licence reinstated.
The application must be—
made to the chief executive in the approved form; and
accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
If an application for the reinstatement of a water bore driller’s licence is made, the expired licence is taken to have been in force from the day the application was made until the applicant has been notified of the chief executive’s decision on the application.
For deciding the application, section 983F (4) to (7) applies—
as if a reference in the section to the renewal of a licence were a reference to the reinstatement of a licence; and
with any other necessary changes.
s 983G ins 2014 No. 64 s 179
(sec.983G-ssec.1) If a licence holder fails to renew a water bore driller’s licence, the holder may, within 30 business days after the licence expires, apply to have the licence reinstated.
(sec.983G-ssec.2) The application must be— made to the chief executive in the approved form; and accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
(sec.983G-ssec.3) If an application for the reinstatement of a water bore driller’s licence is made, the expired licence is taken to have been in force from the day the application was made until the applicant has been notified of the chief executive’s decision on the application.
(sec.983G-ssec.4) For deciding the application, section 983F (4) to (7) applies— as if a reference in the section to the renewal of a licence were a reference to the reinstatement of a licence; and with any other necessary changes.
- (a) made to the chief executive in the approved form; and
- (b) accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
- (a) as if a reference in the section to the renewal of a licence were a reference to the reinstatement of a licence; and
- (b) with any other necessary changes.