Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 501

501 .         Refusal to grant licence: process

        (1)         If the regulator proposes to refuse to grant a licence, the regulator must give the applicant a written notice —

            (a)         informing the applicant of the reasons for the proposed refusal; and

            (b)         advising the applicant that the applicant may, by a specified date (being not less than 28 days after giving the notice), make a submission to the regulator in relation to the proposed refusal.

        (2)         After the date specified in a notice under subregulation (1), the regulator must —

            (a)         if the applicant has made a submission in relation to the proposed refusal to grant the licence — consider that submission; and

            (b)         whether or not the applicant has made a submission — decide whether to grant or refuse to grant the licence; and

            (c)         within 14 days after making the decision, give the applicant written notice of the decision, including the reasons for the decision.

        Note for this regulation:

                A refusal to grant a licence is a reviewable decision (see regulation 676).