Division 3 Amendment of provider approvals

22   Amendment of provider approval on application

(1)  An approved provider may apply to the Regulatory Authority for an amendment of the provider approval.

(2)  The application must—

(a)  be in writing; and

(b)  include the prescribed information; and

(c)  include payment of the prescribed fee.

(3)  The Regulatory Authority must decide the application by—

(a)  amending the provider approval in the way applied for; or

(b)  with the applicant’s written agreement, amending the provider approval in another way; or

(c)  refusing to amend the provider approval.

(4)  The Regulatory Authority must make a decision on the application within 30 days after the Regulatory Authority receives the application.

(5)  Without limiting subsection (3), an amendment may vary a condition of the provider approval or impose a new condition on the provider approval.

23   Amendment of provider approval by Regulatory Authority

(1)  The Regulatory Authority may amend a provider approval at any time without an application from the approved provider.

(2)  Without limiting subsection (1), an amendment may vary a condition of the provider approval or impose a new condition on the provider approval.

(3)  The Regulatory Authority must give written notice to the approved provider of the amendment.

(4)  An amendment under this section has effect—

(a)  14 days after the Regulatory Authority gives notice of the amendment under subsection (2); or

(b)  if another period is specified by the Regulatory Authority, at the end of that period.

24   Copy of amended provider approval to be provided

If the Regulatory Authority amends a provider approval under this Division, the Regulatory Authority must—

(a)  provide an amended copy of the provider approval to the approved provider; and

(b)  make any necessary amendments to any service approval held by the provider and provide an amended copy of the service approval to the approved provider.