20Calculation of period within which Board is to make decision (Act s 87A)

20 Calculation of period within which Board is to make decision (Act s 87A)

(1) For subsection 87A(1) of the Act, the period runs from the start of the first business day after the day when staff assisting the Board make a recommendation that an application is complete because the application satisfies the requirements of section 13, 14, 17 or 29 of the Act. (2) The period does not include any period: (a) commencing on a day when the Board requests any of the following: (i) expert, technical or other advice or information; (ii) rectification of a copy of a publication, film, computer game or advertisement; and (b) ending at the start of the business day after the Board receives a complete response to the request. (3) The period also does not include any period: (a) commencing on a day when the Board finds that the application does not meet the requirements of section 13, 14, 17 or 29 of the Act; and (b) ending at the start of the business day after the Board determines that the application does meet the requirements of sections 13, 14, 17 and 29 of the Act.