136HVariation of well driller's licence

136H Variation of well driller's licence

[Section 136H Inserted by No. 56 of 2008, s. 62, Applied:11 Feb 2009]

(1)  The Minister may vary a well driller's licence at any time.

(2)  The variation may be effected –

(a) on the Minister's own motion after consulting the licensee; or

(b) consequent on an application made by the licensee.

(3)  For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) , the application must –

(a) be in accordance with section 12A ; and

(b) specify, if applicable, any other class of licence sought; and

(c) specify, if applicable, any additional endorsements sought.

(4)  The Minister may –

(a) approve the application; or

(b) if the applicant agrees, approve the application as if it were for variations of a more limited kind than those actually applied for; or

(c) refuse the application.

(5)  However, the Minister must not approve the application unless he or she is reasonably satisfied that –

(a) the applicant is, if applicable, qualified to physically undertake well works of the relevant class; and

(b) any additional endorsements are appropriate for the class of licence and the applicant is qualified to employ the drilling methods to which the endorsements relate; and

(c) the applicant has no convictions for offences of a serious kind against this Part or for offences against section 283 ; and

(d) the applicant has or satisfies any prescribed competencies; and

(e) under Division 2 of Part 13 , no more than the prescribed number of demerit points have been allocated to the licence.