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an application for a permit.
  (4)    An authorised person may require an applicant to give local public notice of the application for a permit.
  (5)    An authorised person may refuse to consider an application for a permit which is not in accordance with subclause (2) or where the requirements of subclause (3) or (4) have not been satisfied.

9.2          Decision on application for permit
  (1)    An authorised person may –
(a)    approve an application for a permit unconditionally or subject to any conditions; or
(b)    refuse to approve an application for a permit.
  (2)    If an authorised person approves an application for a permit, the permit is to be issued to the applicant in the form determined from time to time by the local government.
  (3)    If an authorised person refuses to approve an application for a permit, written notice of that refusal is to be given to the applicant.
  (4)    An authorised person may, at any time, amend a condition of approval and the amended condition takes effect when written notice of it is given to the permit holder.

9.3          General restrictions on grant of permit
  (1)    An authorised person must not grant a permit if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the provision of the activity to which the application relates would constitute an unacceptable risk to the safety of the public.
  (2)    An authorised person must not grant a permit unless an authorised person is satisfied that –
(a)    the applicant is capable of carrying on the activity in accordance with this local law and the terms and conditions of the permit;
(b)    the public place at which the activity is to be provided is suitable for that purpose;
(c)    a permit or similar authority granted or issued to the applicant has not been cancelled in the period of 5 years before the application is made; and
(d)    the applicant is a fit and proper person to carry on the activity.

9.4          Examples of conditions
  (1)    Examples of the conditions that an authorised person may impose on a permit under clauses 9.2(1)(a) or 9.7(1)(a) are conditions relating to –
(a)    the payment of a set fee;
(b)    compliance with a standard or a policy adopted by the local government;
(c)    the duration and commencement of the permit;
(d)    the commencement of the permit being contingent on the happening of an event;
(e)    the rectification, remedying or restoration of a situation or circumstance reasonably related to the application;
(f)      the approval of another application for a permit which may be required by the local government under any written law;
(g)    the area of the district to which the permit applies;
(h)    where a permit is issued for