9‑31 Dealing with applications9‑31 Dealing with applications

9‑31 Dealing with applications

Consideration period (1) The Secretary must make a decision in relation to an application within the period of 120 days starting on the day after the application is received (the consideration period) if: (a) the application complies with the requirements referred to in subsection 9‑30(1) for the application; and (b) the application has not been withdrawn.

Note: An application that does not comply with the requirements referred to in subsection 9‑30(1) for the application is taken not to have been made (see subsection 9‑30(3)).

(2) If the Secretary does not make a decision in relation to the application within the consideration period, the Secretary is taken to have refused the application at the end of that period. Secretary may request further information or documents (3) For the purpose of making a decision under subsection (1), the Secretary may request the applicant to give the Secretary further specified information or documents.