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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.228Permit continues pending decision about renewal
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### sec.228 Permit continues pending decision about renewal
If the holder of a prohibited matter or restricted matter permit applies for renewal of the permit under this part, the permit is taken to continue in force from the day it would, apart from this section, have ended until the application is decided or, under this part, taken to have been decided or is taken to have been withdrawn.
Despite subsection (1) , if the chief executive decides to refuse to renew the permit, or is taken to refuse to renew the permit, the permit continues in force until the information notice for the decision is given to the applicant.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the permit is earlier suspended or cancelled.
(sec.228-ssec.1) If the holder of a prohibited matter or restricted matter permit applies for renewal of the permit under this part, the permit is taken to continue in force from the day it would, apart from this section, have ended until the application is decided or, under this part, taken to have been decided or is taken to have been withdrawn.
(sec.228-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , if the chief executive decides to refuse to renew the permit, or is taken to refuse to renew the permit, the permit continues in force until the information notice for the decision is given to the applicant.
(sec.228-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the permit is earlier suspended or cancelled.