Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An application for
the grant or renewal of a licence for a facility is to be —
(a) made
to the local government in the appropriate prescribed form; and
(b)
accompanied by the appropriate fee prescribed; and
(c)
accompanied by any information that the local government reasonably requires
for a proper consideration of the application.
(2) An applicant is to
provide the local government with any further information that the local
government by notice in writing requires the applicant to provide in respect
of an application.
(3) An applicant must,
if required to do so by the local government, verify by statutory declaration
any information contained in, or given in connection with, an application.
(4) Subject to this
section, a local government may grant or renew a licence and at any time may
impose conditions on that licence.
(5) Before granting a
licence a local government must ensure that —
(a) the
applicant has complied with the requirements of this Act;
(b) the
applicant is the owner of the land on which the facility is situated, or is to
be situated, or has the written approval of the owner of that land to apply
for a licence.
(6) A local government
may refuse to renew a licence if —
(a) the
licence holder has been convicted of an offence against this Act or any other
written law relating to caravanning or camping which, in the opinion of the
local government, renders the licence holder an unsuitable person to hold a
licence; or
(b) a
condition imposed on the licence has been contravened; or
(c) the
licence was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation.
(7) Where a local
government refuses to grant or renew a licence it must give notice in writing
of that decision to the applicant.
(8) Notice of a
decision under this section is to state that the applicant or licence holder
is entitled to apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review of the
decision.
[Section 7 amended: No. 55 of 2004 s. 93.]