Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 608ZG

608ZG Decision on application

(1) Subject to this section, the regulator must grant a major amusement park licence if satisfied about the matters mentioned in subsection (2) .

(2) The regulator must be satisfied about the following—

(a) the application has been made under this part;

(b) the amusement device safety case for the park has been prepared under part 9A .3, division 4 ;

(c) the operator is able to ensure that amusement devices at the major amusement park do not expose, or potentially expose, a person to a serious risk to health or safety;

(d) the operator is able to comply with any conditions that will apply to the licence.

(3) The regulator may refuse to grant a major amusement park licence if the regulator is satisfied any of the following persons are not suitable to operate the major amusement park—

(a) if the operator is an individual—the operator;

(b) if the operator is a body corporate—any officer of the body corporate.

(4) In making a decision under subsection (3) , the regulator must have regard to whether the person is able to ensure that an amusement device at the park does not expose any other person to a serious risk to the other person’s health or safety.

(5) The regulator must refuse to grant a major amusement park licence if satisfied the operator, in making the application, has—

(a) given information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b) failed to give material information that should have been given.

(6) If the regulator decides to grant the licence, it must notify the operator within 14 days after making the decision.

(7) If the regulator does not make a decision within 6 months after receiving the application or the additional information requested under section 608ZF , the regulator is taken to have refused to grant the licence applied for.

Note—

A refusal to grant a major amusement park licence (including under subsection (7) ) is a reviewable decision. See section 676 .