Public Health Act 2016

The appropriate enforcement agency may register a registrable activity in respect of any premises for the purposes of this Division.

A person who proposes to carry on a registrable activity at any premises may apply, in the approved form, to the appropriate enforcement agency for the registration of the registrable activity in respect of those premises under this Division.

The application must be accompanied by —

any plans, specifications or other documents or information that the appropriate enforcement agency reasonably requires for a proper consideration of the application; and

either —

if the appropriate enforcement agency is a local government, the fee, if any, imposed by the agency in accordance with section 294; or

in any other case, the fee, if any, prescribed by the regulations.

After considering the application, the appropriate enforcement agency may —

grant the application, with or without conditions; or

refuse the application.

In deciding whether to grant or refuse the application, the appropriate enforcement agency must have regard to any matters prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

If the appropriate enforcement agency grants the application, the agency must issue the applicant with a certificate of registration, in the approved form, that —

specifies the premises and the registrable activity in respect of which the registration is granted; and

sets out any conditions to which the registration is subject.

If the appropriate enforcement agency refuses the application, the agency must give written notice of the refusal to the applicant setting out the reasons for the refusal.