Clause 46

The grant or renewal of any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence in pursuance of this Act or any regulations made thereunder shall be in the discretion of the Authority or the person authorised by the Authority to grant or renew it and the approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence may be granted, renewed or refused without any reason for the grant, renewal or refusal being assigned therefor and may be granted or renewed subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Authority or the person granting it may think fit and shall be subject to suspension or revocation at any time without compensation and without notice by the Authority upon breach of any restriction or condition subject to which it was issued.

The Authority or the person empowered to grant or renew any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence may require any applicant therefor to furnish such information as the Authority or that person may reasonably require for a full and proper consideration of the application and in the event of a refusal to furnish such information shall refuse to grant or renew the approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence.

Except as otherwise provided, any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence granted or renewed in pursuance of this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be for such period not exceeding 12 months as the Authority thinks fit.

There shall be charged for the grant or renewal of any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence such fee, if any, as may be prescribed by the Authority.

No approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence shall be transferable without the consent of the Authority or the person granting it.

Except as otherwise provided, any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Authority or authorised person to grant or renew any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence or by the suspension or revocation by the Authority or authorised person of any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence may within one month of the refusal, suspension or revocation appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.