583Refusal to grant major hazard facility licence—process

583 Refusal to grant major hazard facility licence—process

583 Refusal to grant major hazard facility licence—process

(1) If the regulator proposes to refuse to grant a major hazard facility licence, the regulator must give a written notice to the operator—

(a) informing the operator of the reasons for the proposed refusal, and

(b) advising the operator that the operator may, by a specified date, being not less than 28 days after giving the notice, make a submission to the regulator in relation to the proposed refusal.

(2) After the date specified in a notice under subsection (1), the regulator must—

(a) if the operator has made a submission in relation to the proposed refusal to grant the licence—consider the submission, and

(b) whether or not the operator has made a submission—decide whether to grant or refuse to grant the licence, and

(c) within 14 days after making the decision, give the operator written notice of the decision, including the reasons for the decision.