Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
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513 Replacement licence document
513 Replacement licence document
(1) A licence holder of an asbestos removal licence or an asbestos assessor licence must notify the regulator as soon as practicable if the licence document is lost, stolen or destroyed.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.
(2) If a licence document is lost, stolen or destroyed, the licence holder may apply to the regulator for a replacement document.
Note—
A licence holder must keep the licence document available for inspection—see section 505.
(3) An application for a replacement licence document must be made in the way and form required by the regulator.
(4) The application must—
(a) include a declaration describing the circumstances in which the original document was lost, stolen or destroyed, and
Note—
See the Act, section 268, for offences relating to the giving of false or misleading information under the Act or this regulation.
(b) be accompanied by the relevant fee.
(5) The regulator must issue a replacement licence document if satisfied that the original document was lost, stolen or destroyed.
(6) If the regulator refuses to issue a replacement licence document, the regulator must give the licence holder written notice of the decision, including the reasons for the decision, within 14 days after making the decision.
Note—
A refusal to issue a replacement licence document is a reviewable decision—see section 676.