(1) The appropriate
enforcement agency may register a registrable activity in respect of any
premises for the purposes of this Division.
(2) 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.
(3) The application
must be accompanied by —
(a) any
plans, specifications or other documents or information that the appropriate
enforcement agency reasonably requires for a proper consideration of the
application; and
(b)
either —
(i)
if the appropriate enforcement agency is a local
government, the fee, if any, imposed by the agency in accordance with
section 294; or
(ii)
in any other case, the fee, if any, prescribed by the
regulations.
(4) After considering
the application, the appropriate enforcement agency may —
(a)
grant the application, with or without conditions; or
(b)
refuse the application.
(5) 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.
(6) If the appropriate
enforcement agency grants the application, the agency must issue the applicant
with a certificate of registration, in the approved form, that —
(a)
specifies the premises and the registrable activity in respect of which the
registration is granted; and
(b) sets
out any conditions to which the registration is subject.
(7) 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.