(1) An application for
an asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence must be made in the
manner and form required by the regulator.
(2) The application
must include the following information —
(a) the
name and address of the applicant;
(b) if
required by the regulator of an applicant who is an individual, a photograph
of the applicant in the form required by the regulator;
(c) any
other evidence of the applicant’s identity required by the regulator;
(d) the
class of licence to which the application relates;
(e) if,
in the case of an asbestos removal licence, the applicant conducts the
business or undertaking under a business name — that business name
and a certificate or other written evidence of the registration of the
business name;
(f) a
declaration that the applicant does not hold an equivalent licence under a
corresponding WHS law;
(g) if
the applicant is an individual —
(i)
a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has ever
been convicted or found guilty of any offence under the Act or these
regulations or under any corresponding WHS law; and
(ii)
details of any conviction or finding of guilt declared
under subparagraph (i); and
(iii)
a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has been
convicted or found guilty of any offence in relation to the unlawful disposal
of hazardous waste under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 ; and
(iv)
details of any conviction or finding of guilt declared
under subparagraph (iii); and
(v)
a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has ever
entered into an enforceable undertaking under the Act or under any
corresponding WHS law; and
(vi)
details of any enforceable undertaking declared under
subparagraph (v);
(h) if
the applicant is an individual who has previously been refused an equivalent
licence under a corresponding WHS law, a declaration giving details of that
refusal;
(i)
if the applicant is an individual who has previously held
an equivalent licence under a corresponding WHS law, a
declaration —
(i)
describing any condition imposed on that licence; and
(ii)
stating whether or not that licence had been suspended or
cancelled and, if so, whether or not the applicant had been disqualified from
applying for any licence; and
(iii)
giving details of any suspension, cancellation or
disqualification;
(j) if
the applicant is a body corporate, the information referred to in
paragraphs (g) to (i) in relation to —
(i)
the body corporate; and
(ii)
each officer of the body corporate;
(k) in
the case of an application for an asbestos removal licence — the
additional information referred to in regulation 493 or 494, as
applicable;
(l) in
the case of an asbestos assessor licence — the additional
information referred to in regulation 495.
Note for this subregulation:
See section 268
of the Act for offences relating to the giving of false or misleading
information under the Act, including these regulations.
(3) The application
must be accompanied by the relevant fee.