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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 144F

Decision on application

144F Decision on application

(1) Subject to subsection (3) , the regulator must grant a licence to carry out demolition work if satisfied about—
(a) the matters mentioned in subsection (2) ; and
(b) the additional matters mentioned in section 144D .
(2) The regulator must be satisfied about the following—
(a) the application has been made as required under this regulation;
(b) the applicant does not hold an equivalent licence under a corresponding WHS law unless that licence is due for renewal;
(c) if the applicant is an individual, the applicant—
(i) resides in Queensland; or
(ii) resides outside Queensland and circumstances exist that justify the grant of the licence;
(d) if the applicant is a body corporate, the applicant’s registered office—
(i) is located in Queensland; or
(ii) is located outside Queensland and circumstances exist that justify the grant of the licence;
(e) the applicant will be able to ensure that the work or other activities to which the licence relates are carried out safely and competently;
(f) the applicant will be able to ensure compliance with any conditions that will apply to the licence.
(3) The regulator must refuse to grant a licence if satisfied that—
(a) the applicant is disqualified under a corresponding WHS law from holding an equivalent licence; or
(b) the applicant, in making the application, has—
(i) given information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(ii) failed to give any material information that should have been given.
(4) If the regulator decides to grant the licence, the regulator must notify the applicant within 14 days after making the decision.
(5) If the regulator does not make a decision within 120 days after receiving the application or the additional information requested under section 144E , the regulator is taken to have refused to grant the licence applied for.
Note—
A refusal to grant a licence (including under subsection (5) ) is a reviewable decision, see section 676 .



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