South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts55—Term and renewal of miscellaneous purposes licence
(1) A miscellaneous
purposes licence may be granted for such term, not exceeding 21 years, as
may be determined by the Minister and specified in the licence.
(2) The holder of a
miscellaneous purposes licence shall, if he has complied with the provisions
of this Act and the terms and conditions of the licence during the term for
which the licence was granted or last renewed, be entitled, at the expiration
of that term, to the renewal of the licence for a further term.
(3) Where a person who
is entitled to the renewal of a miscellaneous purposes licence under this
section makes due application for the renewal of the licence not more than
6 months and not less than 3 months before the date of its expiry, the
Minister shall renew the licence for a term, not exceeding 21 years,
determined by the Minister.
(4) If an application
for the renewal of a miscellaneous purposes licence is not decided before the
date of expiry, the licence continues in operation until the application is
decided and, if the licence is renewed, the renewal dates from the date on
which the licence would, but for this subsection, have expired.
(5) If an application
for the renewal of a miscellaneous purpose licence relates to an area within a
River Murray Protection Area, the Minister must, before making his or her
decision on the application, refer the application to the
Minister for the River Murray and consult with that Minister in relation to
the matter.
(6) If an application
for the renewal of a miscellaneous purpose licence is referred to the
Minister for the River Murray under subsection (5) and the Minister to
whom the administration of this Act is committed and the
Minister for the River Murray cannot agree—
(a) on
whether a renewal should be granted; or
(b) if a
renewal is granted, on the conditions to which the miscellaneous purpose
licence should be subject,
the Ministers must take steps to refer the matter to the Governor and the
Governor will determine the matter (and any decision taken by the Governor
will be taken to be a decision of the Minister under this Act).
(7) If an application
for the renewal of a miscellaneous purposes licence relates to an area within
or adjacent to the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, the Minister must, before
making his or her decision on the application, consult with and have regard to
the views of the Minister for the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary.