4ALGrant or refusal of licence

#### 4AL Grant or refusal of licence (1) The Secretary must consider an application for a licence made in accordance with this Division and must either: (a) grant the licence; or (b) refuse to grant the licence. (2) If the Secretary does not grant or refuse the licence within the decision period for the application, the Secretary is taken to have granted the licence at the end of the decision period. (3) However, subregulation (2) does not apply to an application that lapses under subregulation 4AK(4). (4) If the Secretary refuses to grant a licence, the Secretary must give to the applicant written notice of: (a) the refusal; and (b) reasons for the refusal. (5) In subregulation (2): > decision period, for an application, means: (a) if information about the application is not requested under either subregulation 4AK(1) or (3) within a period of 30 days beginning on the day on which the application is received by the Secretary—that period of 30 days; and (b) in any other case—the period of 30 days beginning on the day on which the last information requested under regulation 4AK is received by the Secretary. > Note: An application may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of a decision by the Secretary under this regulation—see regulation 4CN.