Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01133:reg:8:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01133
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 5/9)
Character Range: 66074–68881

of regulatory action suspending the certificate has been given must surrender the certificate to AMSA within 14 days after:
(a) if the certificate has been suspended — the day the person was first given notice of the suspension; or
(b) the day the certificate was revoked.
Penalty:  50 penalty units.
       (2) An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.
       (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person holding a certificate for which an immediate suspension notice that ends in accordance with paragraph 49(4)(d) has been given.
Division 8 Seafarer training courses
Subdivision 8.1 Applications

51 Application process for approval to provide seafarer training course
       (1) A seafarer training organisation may apply to AMSA for approval to provide a training course about performing seafarer duties or functions.
Note 1   If a form is approved for the application, the approved form must be used and is available on the AMSA website at http://www.amsa.gov.au — see Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.
Note 2   A fee may be determined for this section — see s 47 of the AMSA Act.
       (2) AMSA may, in writing, require the applicant to give AMSA further information or documents that AMSA reasonably needs to decide the application.
Example
Information about the proposed training course.

52 Period for consideration of application
        An application for approval under subsection 51(1) must be considered within 56 days after:
(a) if no request for further information or documents is made under subsection 51(2) — AMSA receives the application; or
(b) AMSA receives all the information or documents requested under subsection 51(2); or
(c) if AMSA does not receive all of the information or documents requested under subsection 51(2) within a reasonable period for the kind of request — that period.

53 Decision on application and notification of decision
       (1) AMSA, within the period mentioned in section 52:
(a) must decide the application for approval; and
(b) if the decision is to approve the application — may impose conditions on the approval; and
(c) must tell the applicant, in writing, the decision on the application and any conditions imposed; and
(d) if the decision is to refuse the application — must tell the applicant, in writing, the reasons for the decision.
Note   A decision under this section is a reviewable decision — see s 60.
       (2) AMSA may approve an application only if satisfied that:
     (a) it is in the public interest to approve the application; and
(b) the applicant has the written approval of a registration authority to deliver and assess the training course; and
(c) the applicant has the