New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FOOD REGULATION 2004 - REG 16

16 Renewal of licence

(1) The holder of a licence is taken to apply for renewal of the licence:

(a) by paying the licence fee and, in the case of a licence that authorises the carrying on of a seafood business, the amount of any applicable levies under Divisions 7 and 8 of Part 7, as notified in writing to the holder by the Food Authority in accordance with clause 21, or

(b) if the holder has been given permission by the Food Authority under that clause to pay the relevant amount by instalments, by paying the appropriate instalment.

(2) The Food Authority may:

(a) renew a licence with or without conditions, or

(b) refuse to renew the licence.

(3) Without limiting the grounds on which the Food Authority may refuse to renew a licence, the Food Authority may refuse to renew a licence on any ground on which the Food Authority could have suspended or cancelled the licence.

(4) If the Food Authority renews a licence, the Food Authority is to issue a further licence in a form that sets out the conditions to which the licence is subject.

(5) If the Food Authority refuses to renew a licence, the Food Authority must give notice of the refusal in writing to the applicant setting out the reasons for the refusal.

(6) A notice referred to in subclause (5) must inform the applicant of the applicant’s rights of review under this Regulation.

(7) If the Food Authority refuses to renew a licence, the Food Authority is to refund any licence fee or levy that was submitted by the applicant in connection with the renewal.