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Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012
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#### 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.