Section 132 Refusal of application for marine licence or marine licence indicator

(1) If the administering agency decides to refuse an application for a marine licence or a marine licence indicator for a marine licence, the administering agency must give the applicant written notice of the decision within 14 days after making the decision.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the administering agency may refuse an application for a marine licence if the administering agency is reasonably satisfied—

(a) the applicant has contravened marine safety legislation; or

(b) the applicant has had an authority, a marine licence or other authority under the Act cancelled or suspended; or

(c) the applicant has been convicted of an indictable offence; or

(d) the applicant has not paid fees payable under the Act.

(3) Also, the administering agency may refuse an application for a marine licence or a marine licence indicator for a marine licence if the administering agency is not reasonably satisfied—

(a) with the applicant’s identification for the licence or indicator; or

(b) for a smartcard marine licence indicator for a marine licence—that the applicant is the holder of a marine licence.

(4) The notice of the decision must state—

(a) the reasons for the decision; and

(b) the prescribed review information for the decision.