Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A licence or
permit expires on the day that is —
(a) in
the case of a provisional tradesperson’s licence — the day of
the 1 st anniversary of the day on which the licence is issued; and
(b)
otherwise — the day of the 3 rd anniversary of the day on which the
licence or permit is issued.
(2) A licence or
permit that is renewed under these regulations expires on the day that
is —
(a) in
the case of a provisional tradesperson’s licence — the day of
the 1 st anniversary of the day on which the licence is renewed; and
(b)
otherwise — the day of the 3 rd anniversary of the day on which the
licence or permit is renewed.
(3) If an application
for the renewal of a licence or permit is made in accordance with
regulation 19A but the licence or permit is not renewed before the expiry of
the licence or permit —
(a) the
licence or permit is taken to have effect on and from the day immediately
following its expiry until any of the following occur —
(i)
the Board notifies the applicant of its refusal to accept
the application;
(ii)
the applicant withdraws the application;
(iii)
the Board notifies the applicant of its renewal of, or
refusal to renew, the licence or permit;
(iv)
the State Administrative Tribunal notifies the applicant
that the licence or permit is suspended or cancelled;
and
(b) the
licence or permit, if renewed, is taken to have been renewed on the day
immediately following its expiry.
(4) No later than
7 days after the expiry of a licence or permit, the licensee or permit
holder must —
(a) give
to the Board the licence or permit and the identification card given to the
licensee or permit holder; and
(b)
where practicable, remove or obliterate all references to the licence or
permit in advertisements and business documents (as defined in regulations 25
and 25A respectively).
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$2 000.
(5) For the purposes
of subregulation (4), the expiry day of a licence or permit is the later of
the following days —
(a) the
day on which the licence or permit expires; or
(b) if
subregulation (3) applies, the day the licence or permit ceases to have effect
under subregulation (3)(a).
[Regulation 21 inserted: Gazette 29 Apr 2016
p. 1335‑7; amended: SL 2024/12 r. 13.]