17Term of registration

17 Term of registration (1) A person’s registration as an ART provider— (a) begins— (i) on the day the director-general gives the person notice of their decision to approve the person’s application for registration under section 15; or

(ii) for a renewed registration—on the day the director-general approves the person’s application for renewal under section 15; and (b) ends on the earliest of— (i) 5 years after the day the registration begins; or (ii) the day the registration is cancelled under section 18. (2) However, if a person applies for renewal of their registration in accordance with section 14 before the registration ends, it continues in force until the application is decided.