Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The Authority may
issue a licence to a person to drive and operate a registered forklift in the
public market if the Authority is of the opinion that the person is competent
to drive and operate a forklift in the public market.
(2) The Authority
shall —
(a)
maintain a record of licences issued under sub-bylaw (1); and
(b)
issue licensed forklift drivers with a forklift driver’s identification
badge.
(3) If the holder of a
forklift drivers’ licence —
(a) has
been —
(i)
convicted of an offence against by-law 42B; or
(ii)
given 2 or more infringement notices under
section 13B of the Act, in respect of offences against by-law 42B
within a 12 month period, none of which have been withdrawn;
(b) has
been given notice by the Authority that the Authority proposes to suspend the
licence for the period of time, not exceeding 3 months, specified in the
notice if the holder does not show cause to the Authority why the licence
should not be suspended within the time specified in the notice, being at
least 14 days after the notice is given; and
(c) does
not show cause to the Authority why the licence should not be suspended within
the time specified in the notice,
then the Authority may
suspend the licence by giving to the holder of the licence a suspension of
licence notice specifying the period of time for which the licence is
suspended.
(5) A forklift
drivers’ licence is of no effect while it is suspended.
(6) The period of time
for which a licence is suspended is not to exceed the time proposed by the
notice given under sub-bylaw (3)(b).
(7) A person whose
forklift drivers’ licence is suspended is to return the forklift
driver’s identification badge issued under sub-bylaw (2)(b) to the
Authority within 7 days of being given the suspension of licence notice.
[By-law 42A inserted in Gazette
21 Sep 2004 p. 4104.]