Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008
sec.43ZLFailure to decide application
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sec.43ZL Failure to decide application
If the chief executive fails to decide the application within 28 days after its receipt, the failure is taken to be a decision by the chief executive to refuse to approve the application. If the chief executive is taken to have decided to refuse to approve the application, the applicant is entitled to be given an information notice for the decision by the chief executive. s 43ZL ins 2016 No. 28 s 11 (sec.43ZL-ssec.1) If the chief executive fails to decide the application within 28 days after its receipt, the failure is taken to be a decision by the chief executive to refuse to approve the application. (sec.43ZL-ssec.2) If the chief executive is taken to have decided to refuse to approve the application, the applicant is entitled to be given an information notice for the decision by the chief executive.