OMGJust had my regular SIR phone therapy session , this time concerning master licences. A few details for you -
Master licences are now segregated into Gov't , corporation & individual classes. Unlike the class 2 licences these are being modified as they fall due , there is not a blanket de-licencing process, however the $65 processing fee is still there. For all those who thought the previous exercise with the class 2 licences was a money raising exercise - shame on you. It seems the SIR are so broke that this time around they cannot afford to mail out the applications. Quote from the mailout : "it is not cost effective to send reapplication packages containing all three forms to Master Licence holders whose licences are due to expire"
While it states that fingerprinting is required , apparently this is not the case if they are already on record. I do notice that there is no requirement for fingerprinting for the nominated person when a Gov't /Public authority licence is applied for. Another thing I discovered that I was unaware of was that you cannot have a Master Licence if you don't have an ABN , regardless of the requirements of the Tax Office. WTF that has to do with anything, I dont know. Anyway to make the effort of ringing them worthwile, I told them that I probably wouldn't renew any licences because I felt that I fell into the exempt catagory as described in the regulations & would formally apply for an exemption under these provisions in the near future.
Note - regardless of what the regulations say there is no formal exemption in existance. People like Dick Smith & Jaycar determine their own exemption status until taken to task by presumably the SIR. As if that is going to happen.
Anyway the above info is from the talking head I spoke to - yours may be different.
Industry & licence fees - the best money you've ever spent.
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