sec.18Renewal of licences

### sec.18 Renewal of licences A licensee may apply for the renewal of the licensee’s licence. The licensee must make the application for renewal of the licence on or before the day the licence expires. An application for renewal of a licence must be— made in the approved form; and made personally, in the way prescribed under a regulation, by— for a licence issued to an individual—the licensee; or for a licence issued to a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—an individual nominated by the body for endorsement on the licence as the body’s representative in the conduct of its business or affairs; and accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation. If an officer in charge of police receives the application, the officer must refer the application to an authorised officer. An authorised officer must ensure the application is decided— as soon as practicable after the application is made; and if the application is not decided on or before the day the licence expires—within 42 days after the day the licence expires. In deciding the application, the authorised officer may consider anything at the officer’s disposal. The authorised officer must— approve the application and renew the licence subject to any conditions the authorised officer may decide; or reject the application. However, if the authorised officer is acting on the basis of criminal intelligence or other information of the kind mentioned in section 10B (1) (f) or 10C (1) (c) , the authorised officer may reject the application because the person is not a fit and proper person only if the commissioner or deputy commissioner, acting personally, approves that the application be rejected on that basis. A licence may be renewed by— endorsing the existing licence; or cancelling the licence and issuing a fresh licence endorsed with any condition decided by an authorised officer or other information. Section 10 (1) , (2) (a) , (2) (c) to (g) and (2A) to (3) applies to the renewal of a licence. For applying the provisions mentioned in subsection (9) to the renewal of a licence, a reference to the issue of the licence is taken to be a reference to the renewal of the licence. s 18 amd 1994 No. 13 s 3 sch sub 1996 No. 41 s 8 amd 1998 No. 19 s 29 ; 2003 No. 5 s 7 ; 2003 No. 37 s 12 ; 2007 No. 1 s 32 sch 2 ; 2013 No. 64 s 222 ; 2016 No. 62 s 476 ; 2024 No. 45 s 61 ; 2026 No. 4 s 62 (1) (sec.18-ssec.1) A licensee may apply for the renewal of the licensee’s licence. (sec.18-ssec.1A) The licensee must make the application for renewal of the licence on or before the day the licence expires. (sec.18-ssec.2) An application for renewal of a licence must be— made in the approved form; and made personally, in the way prescribed under a regulation, by— for a licence issued to an individual—the licensee; or for a licence issued to a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—an individual nominated by the body for endorsement on the licence as the body’s representative in the conduct of its business or affairs; and accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation. (sec.18-ssec.3) If an officer in charge of police receives the application, the officer must refer the application to an authorised officer. (sec.18-ssec.4) An authorised officer must ensure the application is decided— as soon as practicable after the application is made; and if the application is not decided on or before the day the licence expires—within 42 days after the day the licence expires. (sec.18-ssec.5) In deciding the application, the authorised officer may consider anything at the officer’s disposal. (sec.18-ssec.6) The authorised officer must— approve the application and renew the licence subject to any conditions the authorised officer may decide; or reject the application. (sec.18-ssec.7) However, if the authorised officer is acting on the basis of criminal intelligence or other information of the kind mentioned in section 10B (1) (f) or 10C (1) (c) , the authorised officer may reject the application because the person is not a fit and proper person only if the commissioner or deputy commissioner, acting personally, approves that the application be rejected on that basis. (sec.18-ssec.8) A licence may be renewed by— endorsing the existing licence; or cancelling the licence and issuing a fresh licence endorsed with any condition decided by an authorised officer or other information. (sec.18-ssec.9) Section 10 (1) , (2) (a) , (2) (c) to (g) and (2A) to (3) applies to the renewal of a licence. (sec.18-ssec.10) For applying the provisions mentioned in subsection (9) to the renewal of a licence, a reference to the issue of the licence is taken to be a reference to the renewal of the licence. - (a) made in the approved form; and - (b) made personally, in the way prescribed under a regulation, by— (i) for a licence issued to an individual—the licensee; or (ii) for a licence issued to a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—an individual nominated by the body for endorsement on the licence as the body’s representative in the conduct of its business or affairs; and - (i) for a licence issued to an individual—the licensee; or - (ii) for a licence issued to a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—an individual nominated by the body for endorsement on the licence as the body’s representative in the conduct of its business or affairs; and - (c) accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation. - (i) for a licence issued to an individual—the licensee; or - (ii) for a licence issued to a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated—an individual nominated by the body for endorsement on the licence as the body’s representative in the conduct of its business or affairs; and - (a) as soon as practicable after the application is made; and - (b) if the application is not decided on or before the day the licence expires—within 42 days after the day the licence expires. - (a) approve the application and renew the licence subject to any conditions the authorised officer may decide; or - (b) reject the application. - (a) endorsing the existing licence; or - (b) cancelling the licence and issuing a fresh licence endorsed with any condition decided by an authorised officer or other information.