157VMinister may request further information for making decision

157V  Minister may request further information for making decision  (1) The Minister may request any of the following persons to provide specified information if the Minister is satisfied that the information is reasonably necessary in order for the Minister to make an informed decision as to whether to grant, vary, revoke or accept the surrender of a national interest exemption for an action:  (a) the applicant for the decision (if any);  (b) if there is no applicant—the person who proposes to take, is taking or has taken the action, or who is the designated proponent of the action;  (c) in any case—the person to whom the exemption applies or is proposed to apply;  (d) any other person the Minister considers appropriate.  (2) If the Minister has requested information under subsection (1) in respect of a decision for which there is an applicant, a day is not to be counted as a business day for the purposes of subsection 157K(3) (application for exemption), 157Q(3) (application to vary exemption) or 157U(2) (application to surrender exemption) if it is: Division 3A—Approval process decisions not affected by listing events that happen after section 75 decision made