Ambulance Service Act 1982

Not less than 3 months before the expiry day of an NEPT licence, the holder of the NEPT licence may apply to the Secretary for a renewal of the licence.

An application under subsection (1) – is to be in a form approved by the Secretary; and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

If an application under subsection (1) is made less than 3 months before the NEPT licence expires – the application is to also be accompanied by the prescribed late fee; and the Secretary may refuse to accept the application.

The Secretary may renew an NEPT licence if the Secretary is satisfied that – the holder of the licence is a fit and proper person; and the quality of the non-emergency patient transport services provided under the licence is satisfactory; and the non-emergency patient transport services provided under the licence comply with this Act, the regulations and any other law relating to, or affecting the operation of, the relevant NEPT Service; and the conditions of the NEPT licence have been complied with.

If an NEPT licence is renewed under this section – the Secretary is to reissue a licence under section 35D with the new date on which the licence expires; and the renewal takes effect on – if the NEPT licence is renewed on or before the expiry day, the day immediately following the expiry day; or if the NEPT licence is renewed after the expiry day, the day the applicant is notified that the licence has been renewed.

If an application for the renewal of an NEPT licence is made in accordance with this section but the licence is not renewed before the expiry day, the unrenewed licence continues to have effect – if the Secretary has not determined the application before the expiry day, until – the Secretary renews the licence under this section and the renewal takes effect; or 7 days after the holder of the licence receives written notification from the Secretary that the licence is not to be renewed; or if the Secretary, before the expiry day, refuses to renew the licence, until whichever of the following last occurs:the expiry day;7 days after the holder of the licence receives written notification from the Secretary that the licence is not to be renewed.

If the Secretary refuses to renew an NEPT licence, the Secretary is to notify the holder of the NEPT licence of that refusal and the reasons why the Secretary refused to renew the licence.

In this section – expiry day means the day on which an NEPT licence would expire if no application for its renewal were made.