54Time for deciding application

54 Time for deciding application

(1) The Minister must decide an application for variation of a temporary licence within 7 business days after the day the application is made. (2) A day is not to be counted as a business day for the purposes of subsection (1) if it is: (a) on or after the day the Minister receives a notice in response in respect of the application; and (b) on or before: (i) the day the applicant notifies the Minister under paragraph 32(2)(b); or (ii) if the applicant fails to notify the Minister under that paragraph—the last day of the period within which the applicant was required to notify the Minister under that paragraph.

Note: The period within which an application is to be decided may also be affected by section 77.